LabWindows/CVI

DS_AttrExists

HRESULT DS_AttrExists (DSHandle DSHandle, const char *attributeName, int *exists);

Purpose

Returns whether a DataSocket object has a particular attribute.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
DSHandle DSHandle Pass the handle you obtained from DS_Open, DS_GetAttrHandle, or DS_CreateAttrHandle to identify the DataSocket object.
attributeName const char * A string to specify the name of the attribute.
Output
Name Type Description
exists int Returns a nonzero value if the attribute exists. Returns 0 if the attribute does not exist.

Return Value

Name Type Description
status HRESULT The value that indicates whether an error occurred. A negative error code indicates function failure.

Error codes are defined in CVIversion\toolslib\datasock\dataskt.h and <Program Files>\National Instruments\Shared\MSDTRedistributables\SDKHeaderFiles\8.1\winerror.h. Other error codes in winerror.h are generated by ActiveX Servers and are passed on to you by the DataSocket Library.

Additional Information

Library: DataSocket Library

Include file: datasock\dataskt.h

LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 5.5 and later