Name

pthread_getspecific − Obtains the per-thread context associated with the specified key. 

Syntax

#include <pthread.h>

int pthread_getspecific (key, value)
pthread_key_t key;
pthread_addr_t *value;

Arguments

key Context key value that identifies the context value obtained. This key value must be obtained from pthread_keycreate. 

value Address of the current per-thread context value associated with the specified key. 

Description

This routine obtains the per-thread context associated with the specified key for the current thread. 

Return Values

If an error condition occurs, this routine returns -1 and sets errno to the corresponding error value.  Possible return values are as follows.