ADDSEV(3C) Standard C Library Functions ADDSEV(3C)

NAME

addsev - define additional severities

SYNOPSIS

#include <pfmt.h>

int addsev(int int_val, const char *string);

DESCRIPTION

The addsev() function defines additional severities for use in
subsequent calls to pfmt(3C) or lfmt(3C). It associates an integer
value int_val in the range [5-255] with a character string,
overwriting any previous string association between int_val and
string.


If int_val is OR-ed with the flags argument passed to subsequent
calls to pfmt() or lfmt(), string will be used as severity. Passing
a null string removes the severity.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, addsev() returns 0. Otherwise it returns
-1.

USAGE

Only the standard severities are automatically displayed for the
locale in effect at runtime. An application must provide the means
for displaying locale-specific versions of add-on severities. Add-on
severities are only effective within the applications defining them.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Example of addsev() function.

The following example


#define Panic 5
setlabel("APPL");
setcat("my_appl");
addsev(Panic, gettxt(":26", "PANIC"));
/* ... */
lfmt(stderr, MM_SOFT|MM_APPL|PANIC, ":12:Cannot locate database\n");


will display the message to stderr and forward to the logging service


APPL: PANIC: Cannot locate database

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


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

SEE ALSO

gettxt(3C), lfmt(3C), pfmt(3C), attributes(7)

June 20, 2021 ADDSEV(3C)