AFInternAtom(3) AFInternAtom(3) NAME AFInternAtom, AFGetAtomName - create or return atom names SYNTAX #include <AF/AFlib.h> AAtom AFInternAtom(AFAudioConn *aud, char *atom_name, ABool only_if_exists) char *AFGetAtomName(AFAudioConn *aud, AAtom atom) ARGUMENTS atom Specifies the atom for the property name you want returned. atom_name Specifies the name associated with the atom you want returned. aud Specifies the connection to the AF server. only_if_exists Specifies a Boolean value that indicates whether AFInternAtom creates the atom. DESCRIPTION The AFInternAtom function returns the atom identifier associated with the specified atom_name string. If only_if_exists is False, the atom is created if it does not exist. Therefore, AFInternAtom can return ANone. If the atom name is not in the Host Portable Character Encoding the result is implementation dependent. Case matters; the strings thing, Thing, and thinG all designate different atoms. The atom will remain defined even after the client's connection closes. AFInternAtom can generate ABadAlloc and ABadValue errors. The AFGetAtomName function returns the name associated with the specified atom. If the data returned by the server is in the Latin Portable Charac- ter Encoding, then the returned string is in the Host Portable Character Encoding. Otherwise, the result is implementation dependent. To free the resulting string, call AFree. AFGetAtomName can generate a BadAtom error. DIAGNOSTICS BadAlloc The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory. ABadAtom A value for an AAtom argument does not name a defined AAtom. ABadValue Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted by the request. Unless a specific range is specified for an argu- ment, the full range defined by the argument's type is accepted. Any argument defined as a set of alternatives can generate this error. SEE ALSO AF(1), AFGetProperty(3) BUGS If you encounter a reproducible bug, please submit a problem report to (af-bugs@crl.dec.com). COPYRIGHT Copyright 1990-1994, Digital Equipment Corporation. See AF(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions. AUTHORS Digital Cambridge Research Lab