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PICL Library Functionspicl_get_prop_by_name(3PICL)


NAME

 picl_get_prop_by_name - get the handle of the property by name

SYNOPSIS

 
cc [flag ...] file ... -lpicl [library ...] 
#include <picl.h>
int picl_get_prop_by_name(picl_nodehdl_t nodeh, char *name, picl_prophdl_t *proph);

DESCRIPTION

 

The picl_get_prop_by_name() function gets the handle of the property of node nodeh whose name is specified in name. The handle is copied into the location specified by proph.

RETURN VALUES

 

Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. On failure, a non-negative integer is returned to indicate an error.

PICL_PROPNOTFOUND is returned if the property of the specified name does not exist.

PICL_RESERVEDNAME is returned if the property name specified is one of the reserved property names.

PICL_STALEHANDLE is returned if the handle is no longer valid. This occurs if the PICL tree was refreshed or reinitialized.

PICL_INVALIDHANDLE is returned if the specified handle never existed. This error may be returned for a previously valid handle if the daemon was brought down and restarted. When this occurs a client must revalidate any saved handles.

ERRORS

 
PICL_NOTINITIALIZED
Session not initialized
PICL_NORESPONSE
Daemon not responding
PICL_NOTNODE
Not a node
PICL_PROPNOTFOUND
Property not found
PICL_RESERVEDNAME
Reserved property name specified
PICL_INVALIDHANDLE
Invalid handle
PICL_STALEHANDLE
Stale handle
PICL_FAILURE
General system failure

ATTRIBUTES

 

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-LevelMT-Safe

SEE ALSO

 

attributes(5)


SunOS 5.9Go To TopLast Changed 28 Mar 2000

 
      
      
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