NAME

tt_message_state − retrieve the state attribute from a message

SYNOPSIS

#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
Tt_state tt_message_state(Tt_message m);

DESCRIPTION

The tt_message_state() function retrieves the state attribute from the specified message.

The m argument is the opaque handle for the message involved in this operation. 

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, the tt_message_state() function returns a value that indicates the current delivery state of the message. The tt_message_state() function returns one of the following Tt_status values:

TT_CREATED
The message has been created, but not yet sent.

TT_SENT
The message has been sent, but not yet handled.

TT_HANDLED
The message has been handled; return values are valid.

TT_FAILED
The message could not be delivered to a handler.

TT_QUEUED
The message has been queued for delivery.

TT_STARTED
The ToolTalk service is attempting to start a process to handle the message.

TT_REJECTED
The message has been rejected by a possible handler.

The application can use tt_int_error(3) to extract one of the following Tt_status values from the Tt_state integer return value:

TT_OK
The operation completed successfully.

TT_ERR_NOMP
The ttsession(1) process is not running and the ToolTalk service cannot restart it. 

TT_ERR_POINTER
The pointer passed does not point to an object of the correct type for this operation.

SEE ALSO

Tttt_c(5), tt_int_error(3). 

SunOS 1.0.1  —  Last change: 11 May 1994