vlgetstring(3dm)

vlGetString - returns a string describing the current VL connection.

As shipped in IRIX 6.5.7. Unchanged since IRIX 6.5.

NAME
     vlGetString - returns a string describing the current VL connection.

SYNOPSIS
     #include <dmedia/vl.h>

     const char * vlGetString(VLServer svr, VLenum name);

DESCRIPTION
     vlGetString returns a pointer to a static string describing some aspect
     of the current VL connection. This string must be free'd by the caller.

     The name parameter must be the following:

          VL_EXTENSIONS
                  Returns a space-separated list of supported extensions to
                  VL.

RETURN VALUE
     Upon successful completion vlGetString returns a valid point, otherwise
     it returns NULL and vlErrno is set to indicate the error.