+u32
+vl_msg_api_get_msg_index (u8 * name_and_crc)
+{
+ api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+ uword *p;
+
+ if (am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc)
+ {
+ p = hash_get_mem (am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc, name_and_crc);
+ if (p)
+ return p[0];
+ }
+ return ~0;
+}
+