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<refentry xml:id="function.ldap-first-attribute" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ldap_first_attribute</refname>
  <refpurpose>Return first attribute</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>string</type><methodname>ldap_first_attribute</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>result_entry_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Gets the first attribute in the given entry. Remaining attributes are
   retrieved by calling <function>ldap_next_attribute</function> successively.
  </para>
  <para>
   Similar to reading entries, attributes are also read one by one from a
   particular entry.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       An LDAP link identifier, returned by <function>ldap_connect</function>.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>result_entry_identifier</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>ber_identifier</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       <parameter>ber_identifier</parameter> is the identifier to internal
       memory location pointer. It is passed by reference. The same
       <parameter>ber_identifier</parameter> is passed to
       <function>ldap_next_attribute</function> , which modifies that
       pointer.
      </para>
      <note>
       <para>
        This parameter is no longer used as this is now handled automatically
        by PHP. For backwards compatibility PHP will not throw an error if
        this parameter is passed.
       </para>
      </note>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns the first attribute in the entry on success and &false; on
   error.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="changelog">
  &reftitle.changelog;
  <para>
   <informaltable>
    <tgroup cols="2">
     <thead>
      <row>
       <entry>&Version;</entry>
       <entry>&Description;</entry>
      </row>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
      <row>
       <entry>5.2.4</entry>
       <entry>
        The <parameter>ber_identifier</parameter> was removed. This
        is now handled automatically by PHP.
       </entry>
      </row>
     </tbody>
    </tgroup>
   </informaltable>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>ldap_next_attribute</function></member>
    <member><function>ldap_get_attributes</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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