Oval_definition
[OVAL Definitions interface]

Oval definition specification. More...

Data Structures
struct	oval_definition
	Handle: Oval_definition. More...
struct	oval_definition_iterator
	Handle: Oval_definition iterator. More...
Modules
	Setters
	Oval_definition set methods.
	Getters
	Oval_definition get methods.
	Iterators
	Oval_definition iterator methods.
	Evaluators
	Oval_definition evaluator methods
Functions
struct oval_definition *	oval_definition_new (struct oval_definition_model *, char *id)
	Construct an instance of Oval_definition.
void	oval_definition_free (struct oval_definition *)
	Release an instance of Oval_definition.

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Detailed Description

Oval definition specification.

A definition is the key structure in OVAL. It is analogous to the logical sentence or proposition: if a computer's state matches the configuration parameters laid out in the criteria, then that computer exhibits the state described.

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Function Documentation

void oval_definition_free

(

struct oval_definition *

)

Release an instance of Oval_definition.

All attributes of the Oval_definition are also released.

Note:

Applications should not call this method to free an Oval_definition that is bound to an instance of OVAL Definitions interface. These bound definitions are released when the OVAL Definitions interface are released.

struct oval_definition* oval_definition_new	(	struct oval_definition_model *	,
		char *	id
	)			[read]

Construct an instance of Oval_definition.

Initialized attribute values are

• id bound to value specified by id parameter.
• version bound to 0.
• class bound to OVAL_CLASS_UNKNOWN
• deprecated bound to false
• title bound to NULL
• description bound to NULL
• criteria bound to NULL
• affected bound to empty iterator
• references bound to empty iterator
• notes bound to empty iterator

  Parameters:

  id

  - (non-NULL) A copy of this string is bound to the id attribute of the created instance.