PTREE_CREATE_AND_ADD_PROP(3PICLTREE) PICL Plug-In Library Functions

NAME

ptree_create_and_add_prop - create and add property to node and
return property handle

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lpicltree [ library... ]
#include <picltree.h>

int ptree_create_and_add_prop(picl_nodehdl_t nodeh,
ptree_propinfo_t *infop, void *vbuf, picl_prophdl_t *proph);

DESCRIPTION

The ptree_create_and_add_prop() function creates a property using the
property information specified in infop and the value buffer vbuf and
adds the property to the node specified by nodeh. If proph is not
NULL, the handle of the property added to the node is returned in
proph.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. On failure, a non-negative
integer is returned to indicate an error.


PICL_STALEHANDLE is returned if the handle is no longer valid.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.

ERRORS

PICL_NOTSUPPORTED
Property version not supported


PICL_VALUETOOBIG
Value exceeds maximum size


PICL_NOTPROP
Not a property


PICL_NOTTABLE
Not a table


PICL_PROPEXISTS
Property already exists


PICL_RESERVEDNAME
Property name is reserved


PICL_INVREFERENCE
Invalid reference property value


PICL_INVALIDHANDLE
Invalid handle


PICL_STALEHANDLE
Stale handle


PICL_FAILURE
General system failure

ATTRIBUTES

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


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Evolving |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | MT-Safe |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

ptree_add_prop(3PICLTREE), ptree_create_prop(3PICLTREE),
attributes(7)

August 1, 2000
PTREE_CREATE_AND_ADD_PROP(3PICLTREE)