pmTypeStr, pmTypeStr_r - convert a performance metric type into a string
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C Synopsis
#include<pcp/pmapi.h>constchar*pmTypeStr(inttype);char*pmTypeStr_r(inttype,char*buf,intbuflen);cc...-lpcp
Description
Given a performance metric type, pmTypeStr produces a terse ASCII equivalent, appropriate for use in
error and diagnostic messages. The pmTypeStr_r function does the same, but stores the result in a user-
supplied buffer buf of length buflen, which should have room for at least 20 bytes.
The value for type is typically extracted from a pmDesc structure, following a call to pmLookupDesc(3)
for a particular performance metric.
Examples are 32 (for type equals PM_TYPE_32), U64 (for type equals PM_TYPE_U64), STRING (for type equals
PM_TYPE_STRING), etc.
Name
pmTypeStr, pmTypeStr_r - convert a performance metric type into a string
Notes
Both of these functions are safe to call from threaded contexts.
See Also
PMAPI(3), pmAtomStr(3), pmConvScale(3), pmExtractValue(3), pmLookupDesc(3), pmPrintValue(3), pmIDStr(3), pmInDomStr(3), pmSemStr(3) and pmUnitsStr(3). Performance Co-Pilot PCP PMTYPESTR(3)
