Add plist_get_data_ptr() and plist_get_string_ptr() to the interface

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/plist/plist.h b/include/plist/plist.h
index 824ba43..29b1fce 100644
--- a/include/plist/plist.h
+++ b/include/plist/plist.h
@@ -463,6 +463,19 @@ extern "C"
     void plist_get_string_val(plist_t node, char **val);
 
     /**
+     * Get a pointer to the buffer of a #PLIST_STRING node.
+     *
+     * @note DO NOT MODIFY the buffer. Mind that the buffer is only available
+     *   until the plist node gets freed. Make a copy if needed.
+     *
+     * @param node The node
+     * @param length If non-NULL, will be set to the length of the string
+     *
+     * @return Pointer to the NULL-terminated buffer.
+     */
+    const char* plist_get_string_ptr(plist_t node, uint64_t* length);
+
+    /**
      * Get the value of a #PLIST_BOOLEAN node.
      * This function does nothing if node is not of type #PLIST_BOOLEAN
      *
@@ -501,6 +514,19 @@ extern "C"
     void plist_get_data_val(plist_t node, char **val, uint64_t * length);
 
     /**
+     * Get a pointer to the data buffer of a #PLIST_DATA node.
+     *
+     * @note DO NOT MODIFY the buffer. Mind that the buffer is only available
+     *   until the plist node gets freed. Make a copy if needed.
+     *
+     * @param node The node
+     * @param length Pointer to a uint64_t that will be set to the length of the buffer
+     *
+     * @return Pointer to the buffer
+     */
+    const char* plist_get_data_ptr(plist_t node, uint64_t* length);
+
+    /**
      * Get the value of a #PLIST_DATE node.
      * This function does nothing if node is not of type #PLIST_DATE
      *