Retrieve Buffer Size (QsnRtvBufSiz) API


  Required Parameter Group:

1 Buffer handle Input Binary(4)

  Omissible Parameter Group:

2 Buffer size Output Binary(4)
3 Error code I/O Char(*)

  Returned Value:

Buffer size Output Binary(4)

  Default Public Authority: *USE

  Service Program: QSNAPI

  Threadsafe: No

The Retrieve Buffer Size (QsnRtvBufSiz) API returns the total number of bytes allocated for a command or input buffer. The result returned from this API is the current allocated buffer size, including any increments that may have taken place.


Authorities and Locks

None.


Required Parameter

Buffer handle
INPUT; BINARY(4)

A handle for the buffer to be queried.


Omissible Parameter Group

Buffer size
OUTPUT; BINARY(4)

The variable containing the buffer size after the QsnRtvBufSiz API has completed.

Error code
I/O; CHAR(*)

The structure in which to return error information. For the format of the structure, see Error code parameter. If this parameter is omitted, diagnostic and escape messages are issued to the application.


Returned Value

Buffer size
OUTPUT; BINARY(4)

This API returns the value for the buffer size parameter, or -1 otherwise.


Error Messages

Message ID Error Message Text
CPF24B4 E Severe error while addressing parameter list.
CPF3CF1 E Error code parameter not valid.
CPF3CF2 E Error(s) occurred during running of &1 API.
CPFA31E E Required parameter &1 omitted.
CPFA331 E Buffer handle incorrect.


API introduced: V2R3

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