---
name: "tep_find_field"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtraceevent-doc"
version: "1:1.8.4-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tep_find_common_field"
---

# tep\_find\_field(3)

Search for a field in an event.

Part of [tep\_find\_common\_field(3)](/tep_find_common_field/3.md).

## NAME

tep\_find\_common\_field, tep\_find\_field, tep\_find\_any\_field - Search for a field in an event.

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <event-parse.h>
struct tep_format_field *tep_find_common_field(struct tep_event *event, const char *name);
struct tep_format_field *tep_find_field(struct tep_event_ormat *event, const char *name);
struct tep_format_field *tep_find_any_field(struct tep_event *event, const char *name);
```

## DESCRIPTION

These functions search for a field with given name in an event. The field returned can be used to find the field content from within a data record.

The **tep\_find\_common\_field()** function searches for a common field with *name* in the *event*.

The **tep\_find\_field()** function searches for an event specific field with *name* in the *event*.

The **tep\_find\_any\_field()** function searches for any field with *name* in the *event*.

## RETURN VALUE

The *tep\_find\_common\_field(),* **tep\_find\_field()** *and \_tep\_find\_any\_field()* functions return a pointer to the found field, or NULL in case there is no field with the requested name.

## EXAMPLE

```
#include <event-parse.h>
...
void get_htimer_info(struct tep_handle *tep, struct tep_record *record)
{
        struct tep_format_field *field;
        struct tep_event *event;
        long long softexpires;
        int mode;
        int pid;
        event = tep_find_event_by_name(tep, "timer", "hrtimer_start");
        field = tep_find_common_field(event, "common_pid");
        if (field == NULL) {
                /* Cannot find "common_pid" field in the event */
        } else {
                /* Get pid from the data record */
                pid = tep_read_number(tep, record->data + field->offset,
                                      field->size);
        }
        field = tep_find_field(event, "softexpires");
        if (field == NULL) {
                /* Cannot find "softexpires" event specific field in the event */
        } else {
                /* Get softexpires parameter from the data record */
                softexpires = tep_read_number(tep, record->data + field->offset,
                                              field->size);
        }
        field = tep_find_any_field(event, "mode");
        if (field == NULL) {
                /* Cannot find "mode" field in the event */
        } else
        {
                /* Get mode parameter from the data record */
                mode = tep_read_number(tep, record->data + field->offset,
                                       field->size);
        }
}
...
```

## FILES

```
event-parse.h
        Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
-ltraceevent
        Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
```

## SEE ALSO

[**libtraceevent**(3)](/libtraceevent/3.md), [**trace-cmd**(1)](/trace-cmd/1.md)

## AUTHOR

```
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org[1]>, author of libtraceevent.
Tzvetomir Stoyanov <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com[2]>, author of this man page.
```

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<**linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org**\[3\]\>

## LICENSE

libtraceevent is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1

## RESOURCES

**https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtraceevent.git/**

## NOTES

- 1\.

  rostedt@goodmis.org

  mailto:rostedt@goodmis.org

- 2\.

  tz.stoyanov@gmail.com

  mailto:tz.stoyanov@gmail.com

- 3\.

  linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org

  mailto:linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org