1PMTYPESTR(3)               Library Functions Manual               PMTYPESTR(3)
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NAME

6       pmTypeStr - convert a performance metric type into a string
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C SYNOPSIS

9       #include <pcp/pmapi.h>
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11       const char *pmTypeStr(int type)
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13       cc ... -lpcp
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DESCRIPTION

16       Given  a  performance  metric  type,  produce a terse ASCII equivalent,
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19       The value for type is typically extracted from a pmDesc structure, fol‐
20       lowing a call to pmLookupDesc(3) for a particular performance metric.
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22       Examples  are  32  (for  type  equals PM_TYPE_32), U64 (for type equals
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25       The string value is held in a single static  buffer,  so  the  returned
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SEE ALSO

29       PMAPI(3),      pmAtomStr(3),     pmConvScale(3),     pmExtractValue(3),
30       pmLookupDesc(3), pmPrintValue(3) and pmUnitsStr(3).
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