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ScyllaDB Docs Scylla C/C++ Driver API Documentation CassCollection

CassCollection¶

struct CassCollection¶

A collection of values.

Public Functions

CassCollection *cass_collection_new(CassCollectionType type, size_t item_count)¶

Creates a new collection.

See also

cass_collection_free()

Parameters:
  • type – [in]

  • item_count – [in] The approximate number of items in the collection.

Returns:

Returns a collection that must be freed.

CassCollection *cass_collection_new_from_data_type(const CassDataType *data_type, size_t item_count)¶

Creates a new collection from an existing data type.

See also

cass_collection_free();

Parameters:
  • data_type – [in]

  • item_count – [in] The approximate number of items in the collection.

Returns:

Returns a collection that must be freed.

void cass_collection_free(CassCollection *collection)¶

Frees a collection instance.

Parameters:

collection – [in]

CassError cass_collection_append_int8(CassCollection *collection, cass_int8_t value)¶

Appends a “tinyint” to the collection.

Requires Apache Cassandra: 2.2+

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_int16(CassCollection *collection, cass_int16_t value)¶

Appends an “smallint” to the collection.

Requires Apache Cassandra: 2.2+

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_int32(CassCollection *collection, cass_int32_t value)¶

Appends an “int” to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_uint32(CassCollection *collection, cass_uint32_t value)¶

Appends a “date” to the collection.

Requires Apache Cassandra: 2.2+

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_int64(CassCollection *collection, cass_int64_t value)¶

Appends a “bigint”, “counter”, “timestamp” or “time” to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_float(CassCollection *collection, cass_float_t value)¶

Appends a “float” to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_double(CassCollection *collection, cass_double_t value)¶

Appends a “double” to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_bool(CassCollection *collection, cass_bool_t value)¶

Appends a “boolean” to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_string(CassCollection *collection, const char *value)¶

Appends an “ascii”, “text” or “varchar” to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in] The value is copied into the collection object; the memory pointed to by this parameter can be freed after this call.

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_string_n(CassCollection *collection, const char *value, size_t value_length)¶

Same as cass_collection_append_string(), but with lengths for string parameters.

See also

cass_collection_append_string();

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

  • value_length – [in]

Returns:

same as cass_collection_append_string()

CassError cass_collection_append_bytes(CassCollection *collection, const cass_byte_t *value, size_t value_size)¶

Appends a “blob”, “varint” or “custom” to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in] The value is copied into the collection object; the memory pointed to by this parameter can be freed after this call.

  • value_size – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_custom(CassCollection *collection, const char *class_name, const cass_byte_t *value, size_t value_size)¶

Appends a “custom” to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • class_name – [in]

  • value – [in] The value is copied into the collection object; the memory pointed to by this parameter can be freed after this call.

  • value_size – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_custom_n(CassCollection *collection, const char *class_name, size_t class_name_length, const cass_byte_t *value, size_t value_size)¶

Same as cass_collection_append_custom(), but with lengths for string parameters.

See also

cass_collection_append_custom()

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • class_name – [in]

  • class_name_length – [in]

  • value – [in]

  • value_size – [in]

Returns:

same as cass_collection_append_custom()

CassError cass_collection_append_uuid(CassCollection *collection, CassUuid value)¶

Appends a “uuid” or “timeuuid” to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_inet(CassCollection *collection, CassInet value)¶

Appends an “inet” to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_decimal(CassCollection *collection, const cass_byte_t *varint, size_t varint_size, cass_int32_t scale)¶

Appends a “decimal” to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • varint – [in] The value is copied into the collection object; the memory pointed to by this parameter can be freed after this call.

  • varint_size – [in]

  • scale – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_duration(CassCollection *collection, cass_int32_t months, cass_int32_t days, cass_int64_t nanos)¶

Appends a “duration” to the collection.

Requires Apache Cassandra: 3.10+

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • months – [in]

  • days – [in]

  • nanos – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_collection(CassCollection *collection, const CassCollection *value)¶

Appends a “list”, “map” or “set” to the collection.

Requires Apache Cassandra: 2.1+

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_tuple(CassCollection *collection, const CassTuple *value)¶

Appends a “tuple” to the collection.

Requires Apache Cassandra: 2.1+

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_user_type(CassCollection *collection, const CassUserType *value)¶

Appends a “udt” to the collection.

Requires Apache Cassandra: 2.1+

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • value – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_dse_point(CassCollection *collection, cass_double_t x, cass_double_t y)¶

Appends a point to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • x – [in]

  • y – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_dse_line_string(CassCollection *collection, const DseLineString *line_string)¶

Appends a line string to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • line_string – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_dse_polygon(CassCollection *collection, const DsePolygon *polygon)¶

Appends a polygon to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • polygon – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

CassError cass_collection_append_dse_date_range(CassCollection *collection, const DseDateRange *range)¶

Appends a DateRange to the collection.

Parameters:
  • collection – [in]

  • range – [in]

Returns:

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.

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  • CassCollection
    • CassCollection
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_new()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_new_from_data_type()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_free()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_int8()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_int16()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_int32()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_uint32()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_int64()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_float()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_double()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_bool()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_string()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_string_n()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_bytes()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_custom()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_custom_n()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_uuid()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_inet()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_decimal()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_duration()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_collection()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_tuple()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_user_type()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_dse_point()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_dse_line_string()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_dse_polygon()
      • CassCollection::cass_collection_append_dse_date_range()
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