picl_get_prop_by_name

- get the handle of the property by name

Synopsis

cc [ flag... ] file... -lpicl [ library... ] 
#include <picl.h>

int picl_get_prop_by_name(picl_nodehdl_t nodeh, char *name,
     picl_prophdl_t *proph);

Description

The picl_get_prop_by_name() function gets the handle of the property of node nodeh whose name is specified in name. The handle is copied into the location specified by proph.

Return Values

Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. On failure, a non-negative integer is returned to indicate an error.

PICL_PROPNOTFOUND is returned if the property of the specified name does not exist.

PICL_RESERVEDNAME is returned if the property name specified is one of the reserved property names.

PICL_STALEHANDLE is returned if the handle is no longer valid.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_NOTNODE

Not a node

PICL_PROPNOTFOUND

Property not found

PICL_RESERVEDNAME

Reserved property name specified

PICL_INVALIDHANDLE

Invalid handle

PICL_STALEHANDLE

Stale handle

PICL_FAILURE

General system failure

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

See Also

attributes(5)