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<RefEntryTitle>tt_message_state</RefEntryTitle>
<ManVolNum>library call</ManVolNum>
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<RefName><Function>tt_message_state</Function></RefName>
<RefPurpose>retrieve the state attribute from a message
</RefPurpose>
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<RefSynopsisDiv>
<FuncSynopsis Remap="ANSI">
<FuncSynopsisInfo>#include &lt;Tt/tt_c.h>
</FuncSynopsisInfo>
<FuncDef>Tt_state <Function>tt_message_state</Function></FuncDef>
<ParamDef>Tt_message <Parameter>m</Parameter></ParamDef>
</FuncSynopsis>
</RefSynopsisDiv>
<RefSect1>
<Title>DESCRIPTION</Title>
<Para>The
<Function>tt_message_state</Function> function
retrieves the state attribute from the specified message.
</Para>
<Para>The
<Emphasis>m</Emphasis> argument is the opaque handle for the message involved in this operation.
</Para>
</RefSect1>
<RefSect1>
<Title>RETURN VALUE</Title>
<Para>Upon successful completion, the
<Function>tt_message_state</Function> function returns a value that indicates the current delivery
state of the message.
The
<Function>tt_message_state</Function> function returns one of the following
<StructName Role="typedef">Tt_status</StructName> values:
</Para>
<VariableList>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>TT_CREATED</Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>The message has been created, but not yet sent.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>TT_SENT</Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>The message has been sent, but not yet handled.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>TT_HANDLED</Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>The message has been handled; return values are valid.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>TT_FAILED</Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>The message could not be delivered to a handler.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>TT_QUEUED</Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>The message has been queued for delivery.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>TT_STARTED</Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>The ToolTalk service is attempting to start a process to handle the message.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>TT_REJECTED</Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>The message has been rejected by a possible handler.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
</VariableList>
<Para>The application can use
&cdeman.tt.int.error; to extract one of the following
<StructName Role="typedef">Tt_status</StructName> values from the
<StructName Role="typedef">Tt_state</StructName> integer return value:
</Para>
<VariableList>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>TT_OK</Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>The operation completed successfully.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>TT_ERR_NOMP</Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>The
&cdeman.ttsession; process is not running and the ToolTalk service cannot restart it.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>TT_ERR_POINTER</Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>The pointer passed does not point to an object of
the correct type for this operation.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
</VariableList>
</RefSect1>
<RefSect1>
<Title>SEE ALSO</Title>
<Para>&cdeman.Tt.tt.c.h;, &cdeman.tt.int.error;.</Para>
</RefSect1>
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