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streamio(7)

isastream(3C)  —  C LIBRARY FUNCTIONS

NAME

isastream − test a file descriptor

SYNOPSIS

int isastream(int fildes);

DESCRIPTION

The function isastream() determines if a file descriptor represents a STREAMS file.  fildes refers to an open file. 

RETURN VALUE

If successful, isastream() returns 1 if fildes represents a STREAMS file, and 0 if not.  On failure, isastream() returns -1 with errno set to indicate an error. 

ERRORS

Under the following conditions, isastream() fails and sets errno to:

EBADF fildes is not a valid open file. 

SEE ALSO

streamio(7). 

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