tt_pointer_error(3)

NAME
     tt_pointer_error - return the status of a pointer

SYNOPSIS
     #include <Tt/tt_c.h>
     Tt_status tt_pointer_error(void *pointer);

DESCRIPTION
     The tt_pointer_error() function returns the status of the specified
     pointer.

     If an opaque pointer (Tt_message or Tt_pattern) or character pointer
     (char *) is specified, this function returns TT_OK if the pointer is
     valid or the encoded Tt_status value if the pointer is an error object.

     The pointer argument is the opaque pointer or character pointer to be
     checked.

RETURN VALUE
     Upon successful completion, the tt_pointer_error() function returns the
     status of the operation as one of the following Tt_status values:

        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_POINTER
                The pointer passed does not point to an object of the correct
                type for this operation.

SEE ALSO
     Tttt_c(5), tt_ptr_error(3), tt_ptr_error(3).