.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved 
.TH "PTHREAD_ATTR_GETDETACHSTATE" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
.\" pthread_attr_getdetachstate 
.SH NAME
pthread_attr_getdetachstate, pthread_attr_setdetachstate \- get and
set the detachstate attribute
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fB#include <pthread.h>
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int pthread_attr_getdetachstate(const pthread_attr_t *\fP\fIattr\fP\fB,
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\ \ \ \ \ \  int *\fP\fIdetachstate\fP\fB);
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int pthread_attr_setdetachstate(pthread_attr_t *\fP\fIattr\fP\fB,
int\fP \fIdetachstate\fP\fB); \fP
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\fP
.SH DESCRIPTION
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The \fIdetachstate\fP 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 \fIpthread_detach\fP()
or \fIpthread_join\fP() function is an error.
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The \fIpthread_attr_getdetachstate\fP() and \fIpthread_attr_setdetachstate\fP()
functions, respectively, shall get and set the
\fIdetachstate\fP attribute in the \fIattr\fP object.
.LP
For \fIpthread_attr_getdetachstate\fP(), \fIdetachstate\fP shall be
set to either PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED or
PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE.
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For \fIpthread_attr_setdetachstate\fP(), the application shall set
\fIdetachstate\fP to either PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED or
PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE.
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A value of PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED shall cause all threads created
with \fIattr\fP to be in the detached state, whereas using a
value of PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE shall cause all threads created with
\fIattr\fP to be in the joinable state. The default value of
the \fIdetachstate\fP attribute shall be PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE.
.SH RETURN VALUE
.LP
Upon successful completion, \fIpthread_attr_getdetachstate\fP() and
\fIpthread_attr_setdetachstate\fP() shall return a value
of 0; otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate the
error.
.LP
The \fIpthread_attr_getdetachstate\fP() function stores the value
of the \fIdetachstate\fP attribute in \fIdetachstate\fP if
successful.
.SH ERRORS
.LP
The \fIpthread_attr_setdetachstate\fP() function shall fail if:
.TP 7
.B EINVAL
The value of \fIdetachstate\fP was not valid
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These functions shall not return an error code of [EINTR].
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\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
.SH EXAMPLES
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None.
.SH APPLICATION USAGE
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None.
.SH RATIONALE
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None.
.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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None.
.SH SEE ALSO
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\fIpthread_attr_destroy\fP() , \fIpthread_attr_getstackaddr\fP() ,
\fIpthread_attr_getstacksize\fP() , \fIpthread_create\fP()
, the Base Definitions volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<pthread.h>\fP
.SH 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 .