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PMPARSEINTERVAL(3) Library Functions Manual PMPARSEINTERVAL(3)

NAME top

   **pmParseInterval**, **pmParseHighResInterval** - convert interval string
   to binary time structure

C SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <pcp/pmapi.h>**

   **int pmParseInterval(const char ***_string_**, struct timeval ***_urslt_**,**
           **char** _errmsg_**);**
   **int pmParseHighResInterval(const char ***_string_**, struct timespec**
           *****_nrslt_**, char** _errmsg_**);**

   **cc ... -lpcp**

DESCRIPTION top

   **pmParseInterval** parses the argument _string_ specifying an interval
   of time and fills in the **tv_sec** and  **tv_usec** components  of  the
   _urslt_  structure  to  represent  that interval (microsecond preci‐
   sion).

   Similarly, **pmParseHighResInterval** parses the argument  _string_  and
   fills  in the **tv_sec** and **tv_nsec** components of the _nrslt_ structure
   to represent that interval (nanosecond precision).

   The input _string_ is most commonly the argument following a **-t** com‐
   mand line option to a PCP application, and the syntax is fully de‐
   scribed in [PCPIntro(1)](../man1/PCPIntro.1.html).

DIAGNOSTICS top

   **pmParseInterval** returns 0 and _errmsg_ is undefined if  the  parsing
   is successful.

   If the given _string_ does not conform to the required syntax **pmPar‐**
   **seInterval** returns  -1  and a dynamically allocated error message
   string in _errmsg_.  The error message is terminated with a  newline
   and  includes the text of the input _string_ along with an indicator
   of the position at which the error was detected, e.g.
             _4minutes 30mumble_
                        _^ -- unexpected value_

   In the case of an error, the caller  is  responsible  for  calling
   [free(3)](../man3/free.3.html) to release the space allocated for _errmsg_.

SEE ALSO top

   [PCPIntro(1)](../man1/PCPIntro.1.html), [free(3)](../man3/free.3.html), [PMAPI(3)](../man3/PMAPI.3.html) and [pmParseTimeWindow(3)](../man3/pmParseTimeWindow.3.html).

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