tt_otype_derived - return the ith otype derived from the given otype
#include <Tt/tt_c.h> char *tt_otype_derived(const char *otype, int i);
tt_otype_derived(3) ToolTalk Functions tt_otype_derived(3)
NAME
tt_otype_derived - return the ith otype derived from the given otype
SYNOPSIS
#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
char *tt_otype_derived(const char *otype,
int i);
DESCRIPTION
The tt_otype_derived() function returns the ith otype derived from the
given otype.
The otype argument is the object type involved in this operation. The
i argument is the zero-based index into the otypes derived from the
given otype.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the tt_otype_derived() function returns the
name of the ith otype derived from the given otype. The application
can use tt_ptr_error(3) to extract one of the following Tt_status val-
ues 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_base(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_derived(3)