opensolaris man page for picl_get_propinfo_by_name

picl_get_propinfo_by_name(3PICL)			      PICL Library Functions				  picl_get_propinfo_by_name(3PICL)

NAME
       picl_get_propinfo_by_name - get property information and handle of named property

SYNOPSIS
       cc [ flag... ] file... -lpicl [library... ]
       #include <picl.h>

       int picl_get_propinfo_by_name(picl_nodehdl_t nodeh,
	    const char *pname, picl_propinfo_t *pinfo,
	    picl_prophdl_t *proph);

DESCRIPTION
       The  picl_get_propinfo_by_name()  function  copies  the	property information of the property specified by pname in the node nodeh into the
       location given by pinfo. The handle of the property is returned in the location 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       PICL_STALEHANDLE is returned if the handle is no longer valid.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
       picl_get_propinfo(3PICL), picl_get_prop_by_name(3PICL), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    1 Aug 2000					  picl_get_propinfo_by_name(3PICL)