NAME

ptree_create_and_add_prop - create and add property to node and return property handle

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lpicltree [ library... ]
#include <picltree.h>
int ptree_create_and_add_prop(picl_nodehdl_t nodeh,


     ptree_propinfo_t *infop, void *vbuf, picl_prophdl_t *proph);

DESCRIPTION

The ptree_create_and_add_prop() function creates a property using the property information specified in infop and the value buffer vbuf and adds the property to the node specified by nodeh. If proph is not NULL, the handle of the property added to the node is returned in proph.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. On failure, a non-negative integer is returned to indicate an error.

PICL_STALEHANDLE is returned if the handle is no longer valid. This occurs if the PICL tree was refreshed or reinitialized.

PICL_INVALIDHANDLE is returned if the specified handle never existed.

ERRORS

PICL_NOTSUPPORTED

Property version not supported

PICL_VALUETOOBIG

Value exceeds maximum size

PICL_NOTPROP

Not a property

PICL_NOTTABLE

Not a table

PICL_PROPEXISTS

Property already exists

PICL_RESERVEDNAME

Property name is reserved

PICL_INVREFERENCE

Invalid reference property value

PICL_INVALIDHANDLE

Invalid handle

PICL_STALEHANDLE

Stale handle

PICL_FAILURE

General system failure

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability	Evolving
MT-Level	MT-Safe