=head1 NAME

ping_iterator_get_context, ping_iterator_set_context - Store host-dependent data

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  #include <oping.h>

  void *ping_iterator_get_context (pingobj_iter_t *iter);
  void  ping_iterator_set_context (pingobj_iter_t *iter, void *context);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

B<ping_iterator_set_context> can be used to store host-specific data within the
liboping structures. This data can be received again by calling
B<ping_iterator_get_context>. The data itself is never touched by liboping. If
you call ping_host_remove (see L<ping_host_add(3)>) or ping_destroy (see
L<ping_construct(3)>) and the context is not NULL liboping will assume you know
what you're doing and simply ignore the fact this might be a memory leak.

The I<iter> argument is an iterator object as returned by
L<ping_iterator_get(3)> and ping_iterator_next.

The I<context> argument of B<ping_iterator_set_context> is a pointer to
anything and may be NULL.

=head1 RETURN VALUE

B<ping_iterator_get_context> returns the same pointer previously passed to
B<ping_iterator_set_context> or NULL if B<ping_iterator_set_context> has never
been called before.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<ping_iterator_get(3)>,
L<ping_construct(3)>,
L<ping_host_add(3)>,
L<liboping(3)>

=head1 AUTHOR

liboping is written by Florian octo Forster E<lt>octo at verplant.orgE<gt>.
It's homepage can be found at L<http://verplant.org/liboping/>.

(c) 2005, 2006 by Florian octo Forster.