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tt_pointer_error (3)

Name

tt_pointer_error - return the status of a pointer

Synopsis

#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
Tt_status tt_pointer_error(void *pointer);

Description

tt_pointer_error(3)           ToolTalk Functions           tt_pointer_error(3)



NAME
       tt_pointer_error - return the status of a pointer

SYNOPSIS
       #include <Tt/tt_c.h>
       Tt_status tt_pointer_error(void *pointer);

DESCRIPTION
       The  tt_pointer_error()  function  returns  the status of the specified
       pointer.

       If an opaque pointer (Tt_message or Tt_pattern)  or  character  pointer
       (char  *)  is  specified, this function returns TT_OK if the pointer is
       valid or the encoded Tt_status value if the pointer is an error object.

       The pointer argument is the opaque pointer or character pointer  to  be
       checked.

RETURN VALUE
       Upon successful completion, the tt_pointer_error() function returns the
       status of the operation as one of the following Tt_status values:

          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.

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_ptr_error(3).




ToolTalk 1.3                     1 March 1996              tt_pointer_error(3)