---
name: "auparse_get_type_name"
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_get_type_name"
---

# auparse\_get\_type\_name(3)

get record's type translation

## NAME

auparse\_get\_type\_name - get record's type translation

## SYNOPSIS

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

**const char \* auparse\_get\_type\_name(const auparse\_state\_t \****au);"*

## DESCRIPTION

The auparse\_get\_type\_name function will return the text representation of the name of the current record type.

## RETURN VALUE

The auparse\_get\_type\_name function returns NULL on error; otherwise a pointer to a string.

## SEE ALSO

[**auparse\_get\_type**(3)](/auparse_get_type/3.md),[**auparse\_next\_record**(3)](/auparse_next_record/3.md).

## AUTHOR

Steve Grubb