tt_spec_propname(3)

NAME

tt_spec_propname − return an element of the property name list for an object spec

SYNOPSIS

#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
char ∗tt_spec_propname(const char ∗objid,
int n);

DESCRIPTION

The tt_spec_propname() function returns the nth element of the property name list for this object spec.

The objid argument is the identifier of the object involved in this operation. The n argument is the item of the list whose element is to be returned. The list numbering begins with zero.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, the tt_spec_propname() function returns the property name. If there are n properties or less, tt_spec_propname() returns NULL. The application can use tt_ptr_error(3) to extract one of the following Tt_status values from the returned pointer:

TT_OK
The operation completed successfully.

TT_ERR_DBAVAIL
The ToolTalk service could not access the ToolTalk database needed for this operation.

TT_ERR_DBEXIST
The ToolTalk service could not access the specified ToolTalk database in the expected place.

TT_ERR_NOMP
The ttsession(1) process is not running and the ToolTalk service cannot restart it.

TT_ERR_NUM
The integer value passed was invalid (out of range).

TT_ERR_OBJID
The objid passed to the ToolTalk service does not reference an existing object spec.

APPLICATION USAGE

The application should use tt_free(3) to free any data stored in the address returned by the ToolTalk API.

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