clnt_call()

Format

#include <rpc.h>
 
enum clnt_stat
clnt_call(clnt, procnum,
inproc, in, outproc, out, tout)
CLIENT *clnt;
u_long procnum;
xdrproc_t inproc;
char *in;
xdrproc_t outproc;
char *out;
struct timeval tout;

Parameters

clnt: Specifies the pointer to a client handle that was previously obtained using clntraw_create(), clnttcp_create(), or clntudp_create().
procnum: Identifies the remote procedure number.
inproc: Specifies the XDR procedure used to encode procnum arguments.
in: Specifies a pointer to the arguments of the remote procedure.
outproc: Indicates the XDR procedure used to decode the remote procedure results.
out: Specifies a pointer to the results of the remote procedure.
tout: Indicates the time allowed for the server to respond.

Usage

The clnt_call() calls the remote procedure (procnum) associated with the client handle (clnt).

Return codes

A value of RPC_SUCCESS (0) indicates success; otherwise, an error has occurred as indicated by the value returned. The results of the remote procedure call are returned in out.

Context

callrpc()
clnt_broadcast()
clnt_geterr()
clnt_perror()
clnt_sperror()
clntraw_create()
clnttcp_create()
clntudp_create()