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<refentry xml:id="function.yaz-syntax" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>yaz_syntax</refname>
  <refpurpose>
   Specifies the preferred record syntax for retrieval
  </refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>void</type><methodname>yaz_syntax</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>id</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>syntax</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>yaz_syntax</function> specifies the preferred record syntax for
   retrieval
  </para>
  <para>
   This function should be called before <function>yaz_search</function> or 
   <function>yaz_present</function>.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>id</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The connection resource returned by <function>yaz_connect</function>.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>syntax</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The syntax must be specified as an OID (Object Identifier) in a raw
       dot-notation (like <literal>1.2.840.10003.5.10</literal>) or as one of
       the known registered record syntaxes (sutrs, usmarc, grs1, xml, etc.). 
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.void;
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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