rulexdb_remove_rule - remove specified rule from the rulex database
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Description
The rulexdb_remove_rule() function removes a rule identified by its type and position in the ruleset from
the rulex database referenced by rulexdb argument.
The argument rule_type specifies the rule type. It may accept one of the following values:
RULEXDB_LEXCLASS
The rule is the word classifier and belongs to the Classifiers dataset.
RULEXDB_PREFIX
The requested rule should be removed from the Prefixdetectors ruleset.
RULEXDB_RULE
The requested rule should be removed from the General rules dataset.
RULEXDB_CORRECTOR
The rule is a correction rule that belongs to the Correctors dataset.
The argument position defines position of the requested rule in the ruleset.
Errors
RULEXDB_FAILURE
Referenced database has not been opened, internal data structures are corrupted or some other
general failure has occurred.
RULEXDB_EPARM
The argument rulexdb or rule_type has an invalid value.
RULEXDB_EACCESS
The database is not opened for updating.
Name
rulexdb_remove_rule - remove specified rule from the rulex database
Return Value
The rulexdb_remove_rule() function returns RULEXDB_SUCCESS which is zero when specified rule was
successfully removed, positive value RULEXDB_SPECIAL when there is no rule with such number in specified
ruleset, or negative error code otherwise.
See Also
rulexdb_classify(3), rulexdb_close(3), rulexdb_dataset_name(3), rulexdb_discard_dictionary(3), rulexdb_discard_ruleset(3), rulexdb_fetch_rule(3), rulexdb_lexbase(3), rulexdb_load_ruleset(3), rulexdb_open(3), rulexdb_remove_item(3), rulexdb_remove_this_item(3), rulexdb_retrieve_item(3), rulexdb_search(3), rulexdb_seq(3), rulexdb_subscribe_item(3), rulexdb_subscribe_rule(3)
Synopsis
#include<rulexdb.h>intrulexdb_remove_rule(RULEXDB*rulexdb,intrule_type,intposition);
