Tooltalk Reference Manual

3 The ToolTalk Functional Groupings

Contents of Chapter:
3.1 Initialization Functions
3.2 Message Patterns
3.3 Ptypes
3.4 Sessions
3.5 Files
3.6 Messages
3.7 Objects
3.8 ToolTalk Storage Management
3.9 ToolTalk Error Status
3.10 Exiting
3.11 ToolTalk Error-Handling Macros
This chapter describes the ToolTalk functions component of the ToolTalk application programming interface (API). The functions are grouped to perform specific operations; for example, the functions required to initialize the ToolTalk Service. They are grouped under the following headings:

See Chapter 4, "The ToolTalk Functions," for a detailed description of these functions.

3.1 Initialization Functions

Table 3-1 Initializing and Registering with the ToolTalk Service

3.2 Message Patterns

Table 3-2 Creating, Filling In, Registering, and Destroying Message Patterns

3.3 Ptypes

Table 3-3 Declaring, Undeclaring, and Checking Ptypes

3.4 Sessions

Table 3-4 Expressing Interest in Sessions

Table 3-5 Managing Session Information

3.5 Files

Table 3-6 Expressing Interest in Files

Table 3-7 Managing Files

3.6 Messages

Table 3-8 Creating Messages

Table 3-9 Filling In Messages and Replies

Table 3-10 Examining Messages

Table 3-11 Sending and Destroying Messages

Table 3-12 Receiving, Replying to, Rejecting, and Destroying Messages

3.7 Objects

Table 3-13 Creating, Moving, and Destroying Objects

Table 3-14 Using ToolTalk Storage

Table 3-15 Examining Object Type Information

3.8 ToolTalk Storage Management

Table 3-16 Managing ToolTalk Storage

3.9 ToolTalk Error Status

Table 3-17 Retrieving ToolTalk Error Information

Table 3-18 Encoding Error Values

3.10 Exiting

Table 3-19 Leaving the ToolTalk Session

3.11 ToolTalk Error-Handling Macros

Table 3-20 ToolTalk Error-Handling Macros

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