wsreg_set_instance(3WSREG)			    Product Install Registry Library Functions				wsreg_set_instance(3WSREG)

NAME

       wsreg_set_instance, wsreg_get_instance - set or get the instance of a component

SYNOPSIS

       cc [flag ...]  file ...-lwsreg [library ...]
       #include <wsreg.h>

       int wsreg_set_instance(Wsreg_component *comp, int instance);

       int wsreg_get_instance(Wsreg_component *comp);

DESCRIPTION

       The  wsreg_set_instance()  function sets the instance number specified by instance of the component specified by comp.  The instance number
       and uuid are used to uniquely identify any component in the product install registry.

       The wsreg_get_instance() function determines the instance number associated with the component specified by comp.

RETURN VALUES

       The wsreg_set_instance() function returns a non-zero value if the instance was set correctly; otherwise 0 is returned.

       The wsreg_get_instance() function returns the instance number associated with the specified component.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Get the instance value of a registered component.

       The following example demonstrates how how to get the instance value of a registered component.

       #include <fcntl.h>
       #include <wsreg.h>

       int main (int argc, char **argv)
       {
	   char *uuid = "d6cf2869-1dd1-11b2-9fcb-080020b69971";
	   Wsreg_component *comp = NULL;

	   /* Initialize the registry */
	   wsreg_initialize(WSREG_INIT_NORMAL, NULL);
	   if (!wsreg_can_access_registry(O_RDWR)) {
	       printf("No permission to modify the registry.
");
	       return 1;
	   }

	   /* Create a component */
	   comp = wsreg_create_component(uuid);
	   wsreg_set_unique_name(comp, "wsreg_example_1");
	   wsreg_set_version(comp, "1.0");
	   wsreg_add_display_name(comp, "en", "Example 1 component");
	   wsreg_set_type(comp, WSREG_COMPONENT);
	   wsreg_set_location(comp, "/usr/local/example1_component");

	   /* Register */
	   wsreg_register(comp);

	   printf("Instance %d was assigned
", wsreg_get_instance(comp));

	   wsreg_free_component(comp);
	   return 0;
       }

USAGE

       Upon component registration with the wsreg_register(3WSREG) function, the instance number is set automatically.	The instance number  of  0
       (the  default) indicates to the wsreg_register() function that an instance number should be looked up and assigned during registration.	If
       a component with the same uuid and location is already registered in the product install registry, that component's instance number will be
       used during registration.

       After registration of a component, the wsreg_get_instance() function can be used to determine what instance value was assigned.

ATTRIBUTES

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

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Unsafe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       wsreg_create_component(3WSREG), wsreg_register(3WSREG), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    22 Sep 2000 					wsreg_set_instance(3WSREG)