---
name: "auparse_find_field_next"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "audit"
version: "4.2.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/auparse_find_field_next"
---

# auparse\_find\_field\_next(3)

find next occurrence of field name

## NAME

auparse\_find\_field\_next - find next occurrence of field name

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<auparse.h\>**

**const char \* auparse\_find\_field\_next(const auparse\_state\_t \****au);"*

## DESCRIPTION

auparse\_find\_field\_next finds the next occurrence of the previously stored field name. It will scan until it reaches the last record of the current event.

## RETURN VALUE

Returns NULL field not found. If an error occurs errno will be set. Otherwise, it returns a pointer to the text value associated with the field.

## SEE ALSO

[**auparse\_first\_record**(3)](/auparse_first_record/3.md), [**auparse\_next\_event**(3)](/auparse_next_event/3.md), [**auparse\_find\_field**(3)](/auparse_find_field/3.md).

## AUTHOR

Steve Grubb