addsev(3C)						   Standard C Library Functions 						addsev(3C)

NAME

       addsev - define additional severities

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pfmt.h>

       int addsev(int int_val, const char *string);

DESCRIPTION

       The  addsev()  function	defines  additional severities for use in subsequent calls to pfmt(3C) or lfmt(3C). It associates an integer value
       int_val in the range [5-255] with a character string, overwriting any previous string association between int_val and string.

       If int_val is OR-ed with the flags argument passed to subsequent calls to pfmt() or lfmt(), string will be used as severity. Passing a null
       string removes the severity.

RETURN VALUES

       Upon successful completion, addsev() returns 0.	Otherwise it returns-1.

USAGE

       Only  the  standard  severities	are automatically displayed for the locale in effect at runtime. An application must provide the means for
       displaying locale-specific versions of add-on severities. Add-on severities are only effective within the applications defining them.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Example of addsev() function.

       The following example

       #define Panic 5
       setlabel("APPL");
       setcat("my_appl");
       addsev(Panic, gettxt(":26", "PANIC"));
       /* ... */
       lfmt(stderr, MM_SOFT|MM_APPL|PANIC, ":12:Cannot locate database
");

       will display the message to stderr and forward to the logging service

       APPL: PANIC: Cannot locate database

ATTRIBUTES

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

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

SEE ALSO

       gettxt(3C), lfmt(3C), pfmt(3C), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    29 Dec 1996 							addsev(3C)