PICL_GET_PROPINFO(3PICL)PICL_GET_PROPINFO(3PICL)NAME
picl_get_propinfo - get the information about a property
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lpicl [ library... ]
#include <picl.h>
int picl_get_propinfo(picl_prophdl_t proph,
picl_propinfo_t *pinfo);
DESCRIPTION
The picl_get_propinfo() function gets the information about the prop‐
erty specified by handle proph and copies it into the location speci‐
fied by pinfo. The property information includes the property type,
access mode, size, and the name of the property as described on
libpicl(3PICL) manual page.
The maximum size of a property value is specified by PICL_PROPSIZE_MAX.
It is currently set to 512KB.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. On failure, a non-negative
integer is returned to indicate an error.
PICL_STALEHANDLE is returned if the handle is no longer valid.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 revali‐
date any saved handles.
ERRORS
PICL_NOTINITIALIZED
Session not initialized
PICL_NORESPONSE
Daemon not responding
PICL_NOTPROP
Not a property
PICL_INVALIDHANDLE
Invalid handle specified
PICL_STALEHANDLE
Stale handle specifie
PICL_FAILURE
General system failure
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌───────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├───────────────┼─────────────────┤
│MT-Level │ MT-Safe │
└───────────────┴─────────────────┘
SEE ALSOlibpicl(3PICL), picl_get_propval(3PICL), picl_get_prop‐
val_by_name(3PICL), attributes(5)
Mar 28, 2000 PICL_GET_PROPINFO(3PICL)