hpux man page for tt_pattern_category

tt_pattern_category(library call)										 tt_pattern_category(library call)

NAME
       tt_pattern_category -- return the category value of a pattern

SYNOPSIS
       #include <Tt/tt_c.h>
       Tt_category tt_pattern_category(
       Tt_pattern p);

DESCRIPTION
       The tt_pattern_category function returns the category value of the specified pattern.

       The p argument is the opaque handle for a message pattern.

RETURN VALUE
       Upon  successful  completion, the tt_pattern_category function returns a value that indicates whether the receiving process will observe or
       handle messages.  The tt_pattern_category function returns one of the following Tt_status values:

       TT_OBSERVE
		 The receiving process will observe messages.

       TT_HANDLE The receiving process will handle messages.

       The application can use tt_int_error(3) to extract one of the following Tt_status values from the Tt_category integer return value:

       TT_OK	 The operation completed successfully.

       TT_ERR_NOMP
		 The ttsession(1) process is not running and the ToolTalk service cannot restart it.

       TT_ERR_POINTER
		 The pointer passed does not point to an object of the correct type for this operation.

SEE ALSO
       Tt/tt_c.h - Tttt_c(5), tt_pattern_category_set(3), tt_int_error(3).

														 tt_pattern_category(library call)