tt_otype_base - return the base otype of an otype
#include <Tt/tt_c.h> char *tt_otype_base(const char *otype);
tt_otype_base(3) ToolTalk Functions tt_otype_base(3)
NAME
tt_otype_base - return the base otype of an otype
SYNOPSIS
#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
char *tt_otype_base(const char *otype);
DESCRIPTION
The tt_otype_base() function returns the base otype of the given otype,
or NULL if the given otype is not derived.
The otype argument is the object type involved in this operation.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the tt_otype_base() function returns the
name of the base otype; if the given otype is not derived, this value
is NULL. 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_OTYPE
The specified object type is not the name of an installed
object type.
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_otype_is_derived(3), tt_otype_derived(3),
tt_otype_deriveds_count(3), tt_spec_type(3), tt_message_otype(3),
tt_ptr_error(3), tt_free(3).
ToolTalk 1.3 1 March 1996 tt_otype_base(3)