isastream(3) Library Functions Manual isastream(3)
NAME
isastream - Determines if a file descriptor refers to a STREAMS file
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stropts.h>
int isastream( int fildes);
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:
isastream(): XPG4-UNIX
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.
PARAMETERS
Specifies a file descriptor of an open STREAMS file.
DESCRIPTION
The isastream() function tests whether a file descriptor it encounters is actually a STREAMS file.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the isastream() function returns a value of 1 when the file descriptor of the open file specified by fildes is
a STREAMS file, and it returns a value of 0 (zero) if it is not a STREAMS file. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned, and errno is set to
indicate the error.
ERRORS
If any of the following conditions occur, the isastream() function sets errno to the corresponding value: The specified file descriptor
does not refer to a valid open file.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: fattach(3), fdetach(3)
Interfaces: streamio(7)
Standards: standards(5) delim off
isastream(3)