DbEnv::get_lk_partitions()
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## DbEnv::get_lk_partitions()

    #include <db_cxx.h>

    int
    DbEnv::get_lk_partitions(u_int32_t *lk_partitions);

The `DbEnv::get_lk_partitions()` method returns the number of lock table partitions used in the Berkeley DB environment. You can configure this using the DbEnv::set_lk_partitions() method.

The `DbEnv::get_lk_partitions()` method may be called at any time during the life of the application.

The `DbEnv::get_lk_partitions()` method either returns a non-zero error value or throws an exception that encapsulates a non-zero error value on failure, and returns 0 on success.

### Parameters

#### lk_partitions

The `DbEnv::get_lk_partitions()` method returns the number of partitions in lk_partitions.

### Errors

The `DbEnv::get_lk_partitions()` method may fail and throw a DbException exception, encapsulating one of the following non-zero errors, or return one of the following non-zero errors:

#### EINVAL

The method was called on an environment which had been opened without being configured for locking.

### Class

DbEnv, DbLock

### See Also

Locking Subsystem and Related Methods, DbEnv::set_lk_partitions()

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