Sm_PolicyApi_GetRule()

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Sm_PolicyApi_GetRule()

Gets the contents of the rule identified by pszRuleOid.

The results are returned in a structure referenced by ppstructRule. Free the memory allocated for this structure by calling Sm_PolicyApi_FreeMemoryEx().

Type

Rule function, domain scope.

Syntax

int SM_EXTERN Sm_PolicyApi_GetRule (
   void*                    pSessionHandle,
   const char*              pszRuleOid,
   Sm_PolicyApi_Rule_t**    ppstructRule
);

Parameter	I/O	Description
pSessionHandle	I	A pointer to an internal Policy Management API data structure. The structure holds information about the administrator session and the client session.
pszRuleOid	I	A null-terminated string containing the object identifier of an existing rule.
ppstructRule	O	The address of a pointer to a Sm_PolicyApi_Rule_t structure.

Returns

Sm_PolicyApi_Success. The get operation was successful.
Sm_PolicyApi_Failure. Memory could not be allocated to Sm_PolicyApi_Rule_t.
Sm_PolicyApi_InvalidHandle. There was no valid initialization prior to this call.
Sm_PolicyApi_NoSession. There is no valid administrator session.
Sm_PolicyApi_NoPrivilege. The administrator does not have the privilege to get a rule.
Sm_PolicyApi_InvalidOid. The rule OID was not found.