NAME

       pthread_attr_getdetachstate,  pthread_attr_setdetachstate  -  get  and set the detachstate
       attribute

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pthread.h>

       int pthread_attr_getdetachstate(const pthread_attr_t *attr,
              int *detachstate);
       int pthread_attr_setdetachstate(pthread_attr_t *attr, int detachstate);

DESCRIPTION

       The detachstate attribute controls whether the thread is created in a detached  state.  If
       the  thread  is  created  detached,  then use of the ID of the newly created thread by the
       pthread_detach() or pthread_join() function is an error.

       The    pthread_attr_getdetachstate()    and    pthread_attr_setdetachstate()    functions,
       respectively, shall get and set the detachstate attribute in the attr object.

       For    pthread_attr_getdetachstate(),    detachstate    shall    be    set    to    either
       PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED or PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE.

       For  pthread_attr_setdetachstate(),  the  application  shall  set  detachstate  to  either
       PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED or PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE.

       A  value of PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED shall cause all threads created with attr to be in the
       detached state, whereas using a value of PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE shall cause  all  threads
       created  with  attr  to  be  in  the  joinable state. The default value of the detachstate
       attribute shall be PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon        successful        completion,        pthread_attr_getdetachstate()         and
       pthread_attr_setdetachstate()  shall return a value of 0; otherwise, an error number shall
       be returned to indicate the error.

       The pthread_attr_getdetachstate() function stores the value of the  detachstate  attribute
       in detachstate if successful.

ERRORS

       The pthread_attr_setdetachstate() function shall fail if:

       EINVAL The value of detachstate was not valid

       These functions shall not return an error code of [EINTR].

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       pthread_attr_destroy()   ,  pthread_attr_getstackaddr()  ,  pthread_attr_getstacksize()  ,
       pthread_create() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <pthread.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and  reproduced  in  electronic  form  from  IEEE  Std
       1003.1,  2003  Edition,  Standard  for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System
       Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by
       the  Institute  of  Electrical  and  Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE  and  The  Open  Group
       Standard,  the  original  IEEE  and  The  Open Group Standard is the referee document. The
       original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .