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 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
                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).