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tt_message_sender_ptype (3)

Name

tt_message_sender_ptype - retrieve the sender ptype attribute from a message

Synopsis

#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
char *tt_message_sender_ptype(Tt_message m);

Description

ToolTalk Functions                                  tt_message_sender_ptype(3)



NAME
       tt_message_sender_ptype  -  retrieve  the sender ptype attribute from a
       message

SYNOPSIS
       #include <Tt/tt_c.h>
       char *tt_message_sender_ptype(Tt_message m);

DESCRIPTION
       The  tt_message_sender_ptype()  function  retrieves  the  sender  ptype
       attribute from the specified message.

       The  m  argument  is the opaque handle for the message involved in this
       operation.

RETURN VALUE
       Upon  successful  completion,  the  tt_message_sender_ptype()  function
       returns  the  sending process.  The application can use tt_ptr_error(3)
       to extract one of the following  Tt_status  values  from  the  returned
       pointer:

          TT_OK   The operation completed successfully.

          TT_ERR_NOMP
                  The  ttsession(1)  process  is  not running and the ToolTalk
                  service cannot restart it.

          TT_ERR_POINTER
                  The pointer passed does not point to an object of  the  cor-
                  rect type for this operation.

APPLICATION USAGE
       The  application  should  use tt_free(3) to free any data stored in the
       address returned by the ToolTalk API.


ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


       +---------------+------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE  |
       +---------------+------------------+
       |Availability   | library/tooltalk |
       +---------------+------------------+
       |Stability      | Committed        |
       +---------------+------------------+

SEE ALSO
       tt_c(5), tt_ptr_error(3), tt_free(3).




ToolTalk 1.3                     1 March 1996
                                                    tt_message_sender_ptype(3)