osf1 man page for tis_getspecific

Query: tis_getspecific

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Section: 3

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tis_getspecific(3)					     Library Functions Manual						tis_getspecific(3)

NAME
tis_getspecific - Obtains the data associated with the specified thread-specific data key.
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)
SYNOPSIS
#include <tis.h> void *tis_getspecific( pthread_key_t key);
STANDARDS
None
PARAMETERS
Identifies a value returned by a call to tis_key_create(3). This routine returns the data value associated with the thread-specific data key.
DESCRIPTION
This routine returns the value currently bound to the specified thread-specific data key. This routine can be called from a data destructor function. When threads are present, the data and keys are thread specific; they enable a library to maintain context on a per-thread basis.
RETURN VALUES
No errors are returned. This routine returns the data value associated with the specified thread-specific data key key. If no data value is associated with key, or if key is not defined, then a NULL value is returned.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: tis_key_create(3), tis_key_delete(3), tis_setspecific(3) Manuals: Guide to DECthreads and Programmer's Guide delim off tis_getspecific(3)
Related Man Pages
pthread_getspecific(3) - netbsd
pthread_setspecific(3) - netbsd
pthread_getspecific(3t) - hpux
pthread_getspecific(3) - osf1
tis_getspecific(3) - osf1
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