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 picl_get_propinfo 3PICL "28 Mar 2000" "SunOS 5.11" "PICL Library Functions"
 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 property
specified by handle proph and copies it into the location specified 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PICL_STALEHANDLE is returned if the handle is no longer valid.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 revalidate 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 TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-LevelMT-Safe


 SEE ALSO

libpicl(3PICL), picl_get_propval(3PICL),
picl_get_propval_by_name(3PICL), attributes(5)