opensolaris man page for picl_get_prop_by_name

picl_get_prop_by_name(3PICL)				      PICL Library Functions				      picl_get_prop_by_name(3PICL)

NAME
       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       PICL_STALEHANDLE is returned if the handle is no longer valid.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 dae-
       mon 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:

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

SEE ALSO
       attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    28 Mar 2000 				      picl_get_prop_by_name(3PICL)