---
name: "gd_nfragments"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgetdata-doc"
version: "0.11.0-15"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gd_nfragments"
---

# gd\_nfragments(3)

retrieve the number of format specification fragments in a dirfile

## NAME

gd\_nfragments — retrieve the number of format specification fragments in a dirfile

## SYNOPSIS

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

**int gd\_nfragments(const DIRFILE \****dirfile***);**

## DESCRIPTION

The **gd\_nfragments**() function queries a [dirfile(5)](/dirfile/5.md) database specified by *dirfile* and returns the total number of parsed format specification fragments in the database.

The  *dirfile* argument must point to a valid DIRFILE object previously created by a call to [**gd\_open**(3)](/gd_open/3.md).

## RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, **gd\_nfragments**() returns the total number of format specification fragments which are present in the dirfile.

On error, this function return zero and store a negative-valued error code in the **DIRFILE** object which may be retrieved by a subsequent call to [**gd\_error**(3)](/gd_error/3.md). Possible error codes are:\
  .TP 8 **GD\_E\_BAD\_DIRFILE** The supplied dirfile was invalid.

A descriptive error string for the error may be obtained by calling [**gd\_error\_string**(3)](/gd_error_string/3.md).

## HISTORY

The **get\_nfragments**() function appeared in GetData-0.4.0.

In GetData-0.7.0, this function was renamed to **gd\_nfragments**().

## SEE ALSO

[dirfile(5)](/dirfile/5.md), [**gd\_fragmentname**(3)](/gd_fragmentname/3.md), [**gd\_include**(3)](/gd_include/3.md), [**gd\_open**(3)](/gd_open/3.md), [**gd\_parent\_fragment**(3)](/gd_parent_fragment/3.md)