The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2003 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.

NAME

isastream - test a file descriptor (STREAMS)

SYNOPSIS

[XSR] [Option Start] #include <stropts.h>

int isastream(int fildes); [Option End]

DESCRIPTION

The isastream() function shall test whether fildes, an open file descriptor, is associated with a STREAMS-based file.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, isastream() shall return 1 if fildes refers to a STREAMS-based file and 0 if not. Otherwise, isastream() shall return -1 and set errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS

The isastream() function shall fail if:

[EBADF]
The fildes argument is not a valid open file descriptor.
The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <stropts.h>

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in Issue 4, Version 2.

Issue 5

Moved from X/OPEN UNIX extension to BASE.

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