#include <db.h> int DB->get_flags(DB *db, u_int32_t *flagsp);
        The DB->get_flags() method returns the current database flags as
        set by the DB->set_flags() method.
    
         The DB->get_flags() method may be called at any time during the life
         of the application.
    
         The DB->get_flags() 
            
                  method returns a non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.