Db::get_type |
#include <db_cxx.h>int Db::get_type(DBTYPE *type);
The Db::get_type method stores the type of the underlying access method (and file format) into the memory referenced by type. The returned value is one of DB_BTREE, DB_HASH, DB_RECNO, or DB_QUEUE. This value may be used to determine the type of the database after a return from Db::open with the type argument set to DB_UNKNOWN.
The Db::get_type interface may be called only after the Db::open interface has been called.
The Db::get_type method may fail and throw an exception or return a non-zero error for the following conditions:
Called before Db::open was called.
The Db::get_type method may fail and throw an exception or return a non-zero error for errors specified for other Berkeley DB and C library or system methods. If a catastrophic error has occurred, the Db::get_type method may fail and either return DB_RUNRECOVERY or throw an exception encapsulating DB_RUNRECOVERY, in which case all subsequent Berkeley DB calls will fail in the same way.