tt_spec_type(library call) tt_spec_type(library call)
NAMEtt_spec_type — return the name of the object type
SYNOPSIS
#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
char *tt_spec_type(
const char *objid);
DESCRIPTION
The tt_spec_type function returns the name of the object type.
The objid argument is the identifier of the object involved in this
operation.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the tt_spec_type function returns the type
of this object. 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 ser‐
vice cannot restart it.
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.
SEE ALSO
Tt/tt_c.h - Tttt_c(5), tt_ptr_error(3), tt_free(3).
tt_spec_type(library call)