genders_handle_create(3) [minix man page]

GENDERS_HANDLE_CREATE(3)					    LIBGENDERS						  GENDERS_HANDLE_CREATE(3)

NAME

       genders_handle_create - create a genders handle

SYNOPSIS

       #include <genders.h>

       genders_t genders_handle_create(void);

DESCRIPTION

       genders_handle_create()	creates  a genders handle for use with the genders C API.  A genders handle is of type genders_t, which is defined
       in genders.h.  The genders handle must be passed to most of the genders C API functions.

RETURN VALUES

       On success, a genders handle (datatype genders_t) will be returned. On error, NULL is returned.

FILES

       /usr/include/genders.h

SEE ALSO

       genders_handle_destroy(3), genders_load_data(3)

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								    August 2003 					  GENDERS_HANDLE_CREATE(3)

GENDERS_HANDLE_DESTROY(3)					    LIBGENDERS						 GENDERS_HANDLE_DESTROY(3)

NAME

       genders_handle_destroy - destroys a genders handle

SYNOPSIS

       #include <genders.h>

       int genders_handle_destroy(genders_t handle);

DESCRIPTION

       genders_handle_destroy() destroys the genders handle pointed to by handle and frees all allocated memory associated with it.

RETURN VALUES

       On  success,  0	is returned.  On error, -1 is returned, and an error code is returned in handle.  The error code can be retrieved via gen-
       ders_errnum(3) , and a description of the error code can be retrieved via genders_strerror(3).  Error codes are defined in genders.h.

ERRORS

       GENDERS_ERR_NULLHANDLE
	      The handle parameter is NULL.  The genders handle must be created with genders_handle_create(3).

       GENDERS_ERR_MAGIC
	      handle has an incorrect magic number.  handle does not point to a genders handle or handle has already been destroyed.

FILES

       /usr/include/genders.h

SEE ALSO

       libgenders(3), genders_handle_create(3), genders_load_data(3), genders_errnum(3), genders_strerror(3)

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								    August 2003 					 GENDERS_HANDLE_DESTROY(3)