---
name: "firestring_conf_find"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libfirestring-dev"
version: "0.9.12-8"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/firestring_conf_find"
---

# firestring\_conf\_find(3)

retrieve a value from a configuration structure

## NAME

firestring\_conf\_find - retrieve a value from a configuration structure

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<firestring.h\>**\
 **-lfirestring**

**const char \*firestring\_conf\_find(struct firestring\_conf\_t \****config***, const char \****var***)**

## DESCRIPTION

firestring\_conf\_find() retrieves the value of the variable *var* from the configuration structure *config.* If there is more than one variable with the name *var,* firestring\_conf\_find() returns the one with precedence (the last one added).

## RETURN VALUE

Returns a *const char \** to the value of the variable, or *NULL* if there is no variable by the name *var*.

## AUTHOR

Ian Gulliver \<ian@penguinhosting.net\>

## SEE ALSO

[**libfirestring**(3)](/libfirestring/3.md)