mysql_client_find_plugin

Name

mysql_client_find_plugin - Finds a plugin by specified name

Synopsis

#include <mysql.h>
struct st_mysql_client_plugin * 
mysql_client_find_plugin(MYSQL *mysql, const char *name, int type);

Description

Finds a plugin by specified name and type. If the plugin was not loaded before, it will be loaded first.

Parameters

• mysql is a connection identifier, which was previously initialized by mysql_init() and optional connected by mysql_real_connect().
• name The name of the plugin.
• type The plugin type.

Valid plugin types are: MYSQL_CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION_PLUGIN, MARIADB_CLIENT_PVIO_PLUGIN, MARIADB_CLIENT_REMOTEIO_PLUGIN, MARIADB_CLIENT_CONNECTION_PLUGIN or MARIADB_CLIENT_COMPRESSION_PLUGIN.

Return value

A pointer to the plugin handle, or NULL if an error occurred.

Notes

If the type of the plugin is not known, -1 needs to be specified for parameter type.

See also

• mysql_load_plugin()
• mysql_load_pluginv()