The mi_get_bigint() function

The mi_get_bigint() function copies an mi_bigint (BIGINT) value, converting any difference in alignment or byte order on the client computer to that of the server computer.

Syntax

mi_unsigned_char1 *mi_get_bigint(data_ptr, bigint_ptr)
   mi_unsigned_char1 *data_ptr;
   mi_bigint *bigint_ptr;
data_ptr
A pointer to the buffer from which to copy the mi_bigint value.
bigint_ptr
A pointer to the buffer to which to copy the mi_bigint value.
Valid in client LIBMI application? Valid in user-defined routine?
No Yes

Usage

The mi_get_bigint() function copies a value from the user-defined buffer that data_ptr references into the buffer that bigint_ptr references. Upon completion, mi_get_bigint() returns the address of the next position from which data can be copied from the data_ptr buffer. The function returns the data_ptr address advanced by n (in this case, 8) bytes, ready for a subsequent copy. In other words, if n is the length of the value that bigint_ptr identifies, the returned address is n bytes advanced from the original buffer address in data_ptr.

The mi_get_bigint() function is useful in a receive support function of an opaque data type that contains an mi_bigint value. Use this function to receive an mi_bigint field of an opaque-type internal structure from a client application (which possibly has unaligned data buffers).

For more information about the use of mi_get_bigint() in a receive support function, see the Informix® DataBlade® API Programmer's Guide.

Return values

An mi_unsigned_char1 pointer
The new address in the data_ptr data buffer.
NULL
The function was not successful.