YP/NIS Functions
PHP Manual

yp_next

Returns the next key-value pair in the named map

Description

array yp_next ( string $domain , string $map , string $key )

Returns the next key-value pair in the named map after the specified key.

Parameters

domain

map

key

Return Values

Returns the next key-value pair as an array, or FALSE on errors.

Examples

Example #1 Example for NIS next

<?php
$entry = yp_next($domain, "passwd.byname", "joe");

if (!$entry) {
    echo "No more entries found\n";
    echo "<!--" . yp_errno() . ": " . yp_err_string() . "-->";
}

$key = key($entry);

echo "The next entry after joe has key " . $key
      . " and value " . $entry[$key];
?>

See Also

  • yp_first
  • yp_get_default_domain