Obtain top scope for an object¶
ss_pers_topscope
is a function defined in sspers.c.
Synopsis:
-
ss_scope_t *
ss_pers_topscope
(ss_pers_t *pers, ss_scope_t *buf)¶
Formal Arguments:
pers
: Persistent object link to querybuf [OUT]
: Optional buffer for the result scope link
Description: Every persistent object belongs to a scope, every scope belongs to a file, and every file has one top-scope. This function returns a link to that top-scope.
Return Value: On success, returns a link to the top-scope for pers
. If the caller supplied a buffer for the result in the
buf
argument then that’s the success pointer returned. Returns the null pointer on failure.
Parallel Notes: Independent
See Also:
- Persistent Objects: Introduction for current chapter