The mi_collection_insert() function

Syntax

mi_integer mi_collection_insert(conn, coll_desc, insrt_datum, action, jump)
   MI_CONNECTION *conn;
   MI_COLL_DESC *coll_desc;
   MI_DATUM insrt_datum;
   MI_CURSOR_ACTION action;
   mi_integer jump;

conn

A pointer to a connection descriptor established by a previous call to mi_open(), mi_server_connect(), or mi_server_reconnect().

coll_desc

A pointer to the collection descriptor.

insrt_datum

The MI_DATUM value to contain the collection element that mi_collection_insert() inserts.

action

This value determines the orientation of the insertion. When a collection opens, elements are available in a cursor. The current cursor position is before the first element. Possible action values follow:

MI_CURSOR_NEXT

Inserts an element after the current cursor position.

MI_CURSOR_PRIOR

Moves back one element and inserts an element before this new cursor location.

MI_CURSOR_FIRST

Inserts an element before the first element.

MI_CURSOR_LAST

Inserts an element after the last element.

MI_CURSOR_ABSOLUTE

Moves jump elements from the beginning of the cursor and inserts an element before the new cursor position.

MI_CURSOR_RELATIVE

Moves jump elements from the current position and inserts an element before this new cursor position.

MI_CURSOR_CURRENT

Inserts an element before the current cursor position.

jump

The absolute or relative offset of the insertion for LIST collections only. If action is not MI_CURSOR_ABSOLUTE or MI_CURSOR_RELATIVE when jump is specified, the function raises an exception and returns MI_NULL_VALUE.

For absolute positioning, a jump value of 1 The first element.

Usage

The mi_collection_insert() function inserts the element that insrt_datum references into the open collection that coll_desc references. The action argument determines where the new element value is inserted. This function inserts the specified element into the collection cursor associated with coll_desc and obtains the element to insert from an MI_DATUM value that insrt_datum references.

For descriptions of collections and of MI_DATUM values, see the Informix® DataBlade® API Programmer's Guide.

Return values

MI_OK

The function was successful.

MI_NULL_VALUE

This value is returned when jump is not zero and the collection is not a list.

MI_ERROR

The function was not successful.