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PMEVENTFLAGSSTR(3) Library Functions Manual PMEVENTFLAGSSTR(3)

NAME top

   **pmEventFlagsStr**, **pmEventFlagsStr_r** - convert an event record flags
   value into a string

C SYNOPSIS top

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

   **const char *pmEventFlagsStr(int** _flags_**);**
   **char *pmEventFlagsStr_r(int** _flags_**, char ***_buf_**, int** _buflen_**);**

   **cc ... -lpcp**

DESCRIPTION top

   For use in error and diagnostic messages, **pmEventFlagsStr** returns
   a `human readable' version of the value _flags_, assuming this to be
   the **er_flags** field of a **pmEventRecord** or **pmHighResEventRecord**.
   The **pmEventFlagsStr_r** function does the same, but stores the
   result in a user-supplied buffer _buf_ of length _buflen_, which
   should have room for at least 64 bytes.

   The string value result from **pmEventFlagsStr** is held in a single
   static buffer, so the returned value is only valid until the next
   call to **pmEventFlagsStr**.

NOTES top

   **pmEventFlagsStr** returns a pointer to a static buffer and hence is
   not thread-safe.  Multi-threaded applications should use
   **pmEventFlagsStr_r** instead.

SEE ALSO top

   [PMAPI(3)](../man3/PMAPI.3.html) and [pmdaEventAddRecord(3)](../man3/pmdaEventAddRecord.3.html).

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