12.28 dbm.ndbm - NDBM interface

Module: dbm.ndbm

Provides interface to the ’new’ dbm library, a.k.a. ndbm. Extends dbm.

Class: <ndbm>

{dbm.ndbm} Inherits <dbm>. Provides an implementation for NDBM library. This module is only installed when your system already has NDBM.

Besides the unified DBM interface (see Generic DBM interface), this module provides the following low-level functions that provides direct access to the ndbm API. See ndbm manual for details of these APIs.

Function: ndbm-open path flags mode

{dbm.ndbm}

Function: ndbm-close ndbm-object

{dbm.ndbm}

Function: ndbm-closed? ndbm-object

{dbm.ndbm}

Function: ndbm-store ndbm-object key content :optional flag

{dbm.ndbm}

Function: ndbm-fetch ndbm-object key

{dbm.ndbm}

Function: ndbm-delete ndbm-object key

{dbm.ndbm}

Function: ndbm-firstkey ndbm-object

{dbm.ndbm}

Function: ndbm-nextkey ndbm-object

{dbm.ndbm}

Function: ndbm-error ndbm-object

{dbm.ndbm}

Function: ndbm-clear-error ndbm-object

{dbm.ndbm}