tt_message_address(library call)           tt_message_address(library call)




 NAME    [Toc]    [Back]
      tt_message_address - retrieve the address attribute from a message

 SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]
      #include <Tt/tt_c.h>
      Tt_address tt_message_address(
      Tt_message m);

 DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]
      The tt_message_address function retrieves the address attribute from
      the specified message.

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

 RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]
      Upon successful completion, the tt_message_address function returns a
      value that specifies which message attributes form the address of this
      message.  The tt_message_address function returns one of the following
      Tt_address values:

      TT_HANDLER
                The message is addressed to a specific handler that can
                perform this operation with these arguments.

      TT_OBJECT The message is addressed to a specific object that can
                perform this operation with these arguments.

      TT_OTYPE  The message is addressed to the type of object that can
                perform this operation with these arguments.

      TT_PROCEDURE
                The message is addressed to any process that can perform
                this operation with these arguments.

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

      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    [Toc]    [Back]
      Tt/tt_c.h - Tttt_c(5), tt_int_error(3).


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