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ObtainDataTypeA - Examines a handle and return its DataType.
(V39)
dtn = ObtainDataTypeA (type, handle, attrs);
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struct DataType *ObtainDataTypeA (ULONG, APTR, struct TagItem *);
dtn = ObtainDataType (type, handle, tag1, ...);
struct DataType *ObtainDataType (ULONG, APTR, Tag tag1, ...);
This function examines the data that the handle points to,
and returns a DataType record that describes the data.
type - Type of handle.
handle - Handle to examine.
For DTST_FILE, handle must be BPTR lock.
For DTST_CLIPBOARD, handle must be struct IFFHandle *.
For DTST_MEMORY, handle will be ignored (you need
to specify the additional information required by this
source type through the attrs list).
attrs - Additional attributes (see TAGS).
DTA_SourceAddress (APTR) -- For DTST_MEMORY source data, this
specifies the memory address at which the source data is
located. This must be non-NULL. This attribute is required
for DTST_MEMORY source data (V44).
DTA_SourceSize (ULONG) -- For DTST_MEMORY source data, this
specifies the size of the source data (in bytes). This must
be greater than 0. This attribute is required for DTST_MEMORY
source data (V44).
The datatypes.library maintains a sorted list of all the
DataType descriptors. The descriptor can consist of a
function, a data mask for the first 64 bytes of the data,
and a name pattern.
The sort order for the list is:
Descriptors with a function and no mask or name pattern.
Descriptors with a function and a mask or name pattern.
Descriptors with no function and a mask or name pattern.
Within each group, they are also sorted in descending priority
and descending mask length.
The DTST_MEMORY source type introduced in V44 makes in-memory
data available to subclasses as if the data were stored in a
file. Thus, subclasses will see the data as DTST_FILE. Since
the data does not correspond to an on-disk file, subclasses
and examine hook code must not assume that they will be able
to reopen the "file" whose data has been provided to them.
Success returns a pointer to a DataType. You must call
FreeDataType() when you are done with the handle.
A NULL return indicates failure. Use IoErr() to get error value.
Following is a summary of the error number used and there meaning
as it relates to DataTypes.
ERROR_NO_FREE_STORE - Not enough memory.
ERROR_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND - Unable to open the data object.
ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED - Unknown handle type.
FreeDataType
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