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PvCountSelectionItems()

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Count the number of selection items for a setting of types (PVSETTING_SINGLE_SEL or PVSETTING_MULTI_SEL).

Header file: CONFIG.H
Requires: W3DBAV75.DLL or higher version

Syntax

BTI_SINT PvCountSelectionItems( 
	BTI_LONG           hConnection, 
	BTI_ULONG          settingID, 
	BTI_ULONG_PTR      pNumItems); 

Arguments

In
hConnection
Connection handle that identifies the server. Connection handles are obtained with the PvConnectServer() function.
In
settingID
Unique identifier for the setting. A list of categories can be obtained with the PvGetCategoryList() function. A list of settings for a particular category can be obtained from PvGetSettingList().
Out
pNumItems
Address of an unsigned long that receives the number of selection items.

Return Values

P_OK
The operation was successful.
P_E_INVALID_HANDLE
Invalid connection handle.
P_E_NULL_PTR
Call with NULL pointer
P_E_INVALID_DATA_TYPE
The requested setting is not of selection type.
P_E_FAIL
Failed for other reasons.

Remarks

The following preconditions must be met:

See Also

PvStart()
PvConnectServer()
PvGetCategoryList()
PvGetSettingList()
PvDisconnect()
PvStop()


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