# Db::get_type

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    #include <db_cxx.h>

    int
    Db::get_type(DBTYPE *type);

# Description

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.

# Errors

The Db::get_type method may fail and throw an exception or return a non-zero error for the following conditions:

EINVAL
  An invalid flag value or parameter was specified.

  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.

# Class

Db

# See Also

Db::associate, Db::close, Db::cursor, Db::del, Db::err, Db::errx Db::fd, Db::get, Db::pget, Db::get_byteswapped, Db::get_type, Db::join, Db::key_range, Db::open, Db::put, Db::remove, Db::rename, Db::set_alloc, Db::set_append_recno, Db::set_bt_compare, Db::set_bt_minkey, Db::set_bt_prefix, Db::set_cachesize, Db::set_dup_compare, Db::set_errcall, Db::set_errfile, Db::set_errpfx, Db::set_feedback, Db::set_flags, Db::set_h_ffactor, Db::set_h_hash, Db::set_h_nelem, Db::set_lorder, Db::set_pagesize, Db::set_paniccall, Db::set_q_extentsize, Db::set_re_delim, Db::set_re_len, Db::set_re_pad, Db::set_re_source, Db::stat, Db::sync, Db::truncate, Db::upgrade, and Db::verify.`

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