%ttyname() Function

For Windows: Not Supported

The %ttyname() function returns a pointer to a static area containing the null terminated path name of the terminal device associated to the file descriptor fd.

Syntax

ptr = (char*)%ttyname(fd)

Description

If fd does not describe a device in the /dev directory, a null pointer is returned.

When run on a phantom process, this function returns a null pointer.

NOTE

The return value points to static data which is overwritten by each call. The name must be copied, as in the example, to a D3 variable. When run on a phantom process, a null is returned.

Example(s)

char buffer[32]

* Get the device name associated to our standard input

ptr=(char*)%ttyname(0)

if ptr=0 then

* This is not a terminal (pipe?)

return

end

* Copy the data from the static string to Pick

char buffer[32]

%strcpy(buffer, (char*)ptr)

mytty=field(buffer, char(0), 1)

See Also

%close() Function, %ioctl() Function, %open() Function, %read() Function, %write() Function, FlashBASIC C Functions Overview