# mysql\_session\_track\_get\_next

## Syntax

```c
int mysql_session_track_get_next(MYSQL * mysql,enum enum_session_state_type type, const char **data, size_t *length );
```

* `mysql` - mysql handle, which was previously allocated by [mysql\_init()](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-functions/mysql_init.md) or [mysql\_real\_connect()](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-functions/mysql_real_connect.md).
* `type` - type of information. Valid values are
  * `SESSION_TRACK_SYSTEM_VARIABLES`
  * `SESSION_TRACK_SCHEMA`
  * `SESSION_TRACK_STATE_CHANGE`
  * `SESSION_TRACK_GTIDS` (unsupported)
* `data` - pointer to data, which must be declared as `const char *`
* `length` - pointer to a `size_t` variable, which will contain the length of data

## Description

*`mysql_session_track_get_next()`* retrieves the session status change information received from the server after a successful call to [mysql\_session\_track\_get\_first()](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-functions/mysql_session_track_get_first.md).

*`mysql_session_track_get_next()`* needs to be called repeatedly until a non-zero return value indicates the end of data.

*`mysql_session_track_get_next()`* was added in Connector/C 3.0 and MariaDB Server 10.2.

## Returns

Zero for success, nonzero if an error occurred.

## See also

[mysql\_session\_track\_get\_first()](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-functions/mysql_session_track_get_first.md)

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