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<refmeta><refentrytitle>dstr_init</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3</manvolnum></refmeta>

<refnamediv>
<refname>dstr_init</refname>
<refname>dstr_destroy</refname>
<refpurpose>initialization and destruction of <structname>dstring_t</structname>
structure</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv><funcsynopsis>

<funcsynopsisinfo>
#include &lt;cds/dstring.h&gt;
</funcsynopsisinfo>

<funcprototype>
  <funcdef>int <function>dstr_init</function></funcdef>
  <paramdef>dstring_t *<parameter>dstr</parameter></paramdef>
  <paramdef>int <parameter>buff_size</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>

<funcprototype>
  <funcdef>int <function>dstr_destroy</function></funcdef>
  <paramdef>dstring_t *<parameter>dstr</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>

</funcsynopsis></refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1><title>Description</title>
<para><function>dstr_init</function> function initializes
<structname>dstring_t</structname> structure. The
value of <varname>buff_size</varname> is the size of newly allocated data
buffers. These buffers are internal and are allocated if needed by any of
dstring functions.</para>

<para><function>dstr_destroy</function> function destroys all allocated data
buffers. After calling <function>dstr_destroy</function> can't be called any of
dstring manipulation functions except <function>dstr_init</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1><title>Return value</title>
<para>Both functions return 0 if successful, nonzero otherwise.
</para>
</refsect1>

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