tt_spec_type(3)

tt_spec_type(3)	       C LIBRARY FUNCTIONS	  tt_spec_type(3)

NAME
     tt_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  Tool-
		Talk database needed for this operation.

	TT_ERR_DBEXIST
		The ToolTalk service could not access the  speci-
		fied 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_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
     Tttt_c(5),	tt_ptr_error(3), tt_free(3).

Unix System LaboratorLast change: 11 May 1994			1