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msgdsize(9r)

NAME

msgdsize - STREAMS: Returns the number of bytes in a message

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/stream.h> int msgdsize( MBLKP message_block_ptr );

ARGUMENTS

message_block_ptr Specifies a pointer to the message block to be evaluated. The typedef MBLKP is an alternate name for typedef struct msgb *.

DESCRIPTION

The msgdsize interface counts the number of bytes in a data message. Only bytes included in the data blocks with a message type of M_DATA (ordinary data) is included in the count.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, the msgdsize interface returns the number of data bytes in a message, expressed as an integer.

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