tt_pointer_error - return the status of a pointer
#include <Tt/tt_c.h> Tt_status tt_pointer_error(void *pointer);
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)