tt_message_context_slotname(3)

NAME

tt_message_context_slotname − return the name of a message’s nth context

SYNOPSIS

#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
char ∗tt_message_context_slotname(Tt_message m,
int n);

DESCRIPTION

The tt_message_context_slotname() function returns the name of a message’s nth context.

The m argument is the opaque handle for the message involved in this operation. The n argument is the number of the context to be retrieved. The first context is numbered zero.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, the tt_message_context_slotname() function returns the contents for the message argument. 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_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_POINTER
The pointer passed does not point to an object of the correct type for this operation.

APPLICATION USAGE

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

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