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<refmeta>
<refentrytitle role="top_of_page">Prefixes</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>RASQAL Library</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>

<refnamediv>
<refname>Prefixes</refname>
<refpurpose>XML QName-style prefixes made from a URI and a short text prefix.</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv role="synopsis">
<title role="synopsis.title">Synopsis</title>

<synopsis>



            <link linkend="rasqal-prefix">rasqal_prefix</link>;
<link linkend="rasqal-prefix">rasqal_prefix</link>* <link linkend="rasqal-new-prefix">rasqal_new_prefix</link>            (unsigned <link linkend="char">char</link> *prefix,
                                             <link linkend="raptor-uri">raptor_uri</link> *uri);
<link linkend="void">void</link>        <link linkend="rasqal-free-prefix">rasqal_free_prefix</link>              (<link linkend="rasqal-prefix">rasqal_prefix</link> *p);
<link linkend="void">void</link>        <link linkend="rasqal-prefix-print">rasqal_prefix_print</link>             (<link linkend="rasqal-prefix">rasqal_prefix</link> *p,
                                             <link linkend="FILE:CAPS">FILE</link> *fh);
</synopsis>
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<refsect1 role="desc">
<title role="desc.title">Description</title>
<para>
Used inside a <link linkend="rasqal-query"><type>rasqal_query</type></link> to declare syntax prefix abbreviations
for URIs.  Once a <link linkend="rasqal-query"><type>rasqal_query</type></link> is constructed, these are for information
only.
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 role="details">
<title role="details.title">Details</title>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="rasqal-prefix" role="struct"/>rasqal_prefix</title>
<indexterm><primary>rasqal_prefix</primary></indexterm><programlisting>typedef struct {
  const unsigned char *prefix;
  raptor_uri* uri;
  int declared;
  int depth;
} rasqal_prefix;
</programlisting>
<para>
Namespace (prefix, uri) pair.
</para>
<para>
Includes internal flags used for marking when prefixes are
declared and at what XML element depth when used in XML formats.</para>
<para>

</para><variablelist role="struct">
<varlistentry>
<term>const&nbsp;unsigned&nbsp;<link linkend="char">char</link>&nbsp;*<structfield>prefix</structfield>;</term>
<listitem><simpara> short prefix string
</simpara></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><link linkend="raptor-uri">raptor_uri</link>&nbsp;*<structfield>uri</structfield>;</term>
<listitem><simpara> URI associated with the prefix.
</simpara></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><link linkend="int">int</link>&nbsp;<structfield>declared</structfield>;</term>
<listitem><simpara> Internal flag.
</simpara></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><link linkend="int">int</link>&nbsp;<structfield>depth</structfield>;</term>
<listitem><simpara> Internal flag.
</simpara></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="rasqal-new-prefix" role="function"/>rasqal_new_prefix ()</title>
<indexterm><primary>rasqal_new_prefix</primary></indexterm><programlisting><link linkend="rasqal-prefix">rasqal_prefix</link>* rasqal_new_prefix            (unsigned <link linkend="char">char</link> *prefix,
                                             <link linkend="raptor-uri">raptor_uri</link> *uri);</programlisting>
<para>
Constructor - create a new <link linkend="rasqal-prefix"><type>rasqal_prefix</type></link>.</para>
<para>

</para><variablelist role="params">
<varlistentry><term><parameter>prefix</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara> Short prefix string to stand for URI or NULL.
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><parameter>uri</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara> Name <link linkend="raptor-uri"><type>raptor_uri</type></link>.
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><emphasis>Returns</emphasis>&nbsp;:</term><listitem><simpara> a new <link linkend="rasqal-prefix"><type>rasqal_prefix</type></link> or NULL on failure.
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="rasqal-free-prefix" role="function"/>rasqal_free_prefix ()</title>
<indexterm><primary>rasqal_free_prefix</primary></indexterm><programlisting><link linkend="void">void</link>        rasqal_free_prefix              (<link linkend="rasqal-prefix">rasqal_prefix</link> *p);</programlisting>
<para>
Destructor - destroy a <link linkend="rasqal-prefix"><type>rasqal_prefix</type></link> object.</para>
<para>

</para><variablelist role="params">
<varlistentry><term><parameter>p</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara> <link linkend="rasqal-prefix"><type>rasqal_prefix</type></link> object.
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="rasqal-prefix-print" role="function"/>rasqal_prefix_print ()</title>
<indexterm><primary>rasqal_prefix_print</primary></indexterm><programlisting><link linkend="void">void</link>        rasqal_prefix_print             (<link linkend="rasqal-prefix">rasqal_prefix</link> *p,
                                             <link linkend="FILE:CAPS">FILE</link> *fh);</programlisting>
<para>
Print a Rasqal prefix in a debug format.
</para>
<para>
The print debug format may change in any release.</para>
<para>

</para><variablelist role="params">
<varlistentry><term><parameter>p</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara> <link linkend="rasqal-prefix"><type>rasqal_prefix</type></link> object.
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><parameter>fh</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara> The <link linkend="FILE:CAPS"><type>FILE</type></link>* handle to print to.
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect2>

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