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tt_otype_base(3)


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NAME

  tt_otype_base - return the base otype of an otype


SYNOPSIS

  #include <tt_c.h>
  char *tt_otype_base(const char *otype);


DESCRIPTION

  The tt_otype_base function returns the base otype of the given otype, or
  NULL if the given otype is not derived.

  The otype argument is the object type involved in this operation.


RETURN VALUE

  Upon successful completion, the tt_otype_base function returns the name of
  the base otype; if the given otype is not derived, this value is NULL. The
  application can use tt_ptr_error(3) to extract one of the following
  Tt_status values from the returned pointer:

  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_OTYPE
      The specified object type is not the name of an installed object type.


APPLICATION USAGE

  The application should use tt_free(3) to free any data stored in the
  address returned by the ToolTalk API.


SEE ALSO

  tt_c.h(5), tt_otype_is_derived(3), tt_otype_derived(3),
  tt_otype_deriveds_count(3), tt_spec_type(3), tt_message_otype(3),
  tt_ptr_error(3), tt_free(3)

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