Open System Services System Calls Reference Manual (G06.29+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

spt_putcharx(2) OSS System Calls Reference Manual
NAME
spt_putcharx - Writes a byte to the standard output stream (thread-aware version)
LIBRARY
G-series native OSS processes: /G/system/sysnn/zsptsrl
H-series OSS processes: /G/system/zdllnnn/zsptdll
SYNOPSIS
[#include <stdio.h>]
#include <spthread.h>
int spt_putcharx (
int cO
);
PARAMETERS
c Specifies the character to be written.
DESCRIPTION
The spt_putcharx() function is the thread-aware version of the putchar( ) function.
The spt_putcharx() function writes the character c to the standard output stream. The character
is written at the position at which the file pointer is currently pointing, if defined.
With the exception of stderr, output streams are, by default, buffered if they refer to files, or line
buffered if they refer to terminals. The standard error output stream, stderr, is unbuffered by
default, but using the freopen( ) function causes it to become buffered or line buffered. Use the
setbuf() function to change the stream-buffering strategy.
When an output stream is unbuffered, information is queued for writing on the destination file or
terminal as soon as it is written. When an output stream is buffered, many characters are saved
and written as a block. When an output stream is line-buffered, each line of output is queued for
writing on the destination terminal as soon as the line is completed (that is, as soon as a newline
character is written or terminal input is requested).
The st_ctime and st_mtime fields of the file are marked for update between the successful exe-
cution of the spt_putcharx() function, and the next successful completion of a call to the
spt_fflushx() or spt_fclosex( ) function on the same stream, or a call to the exit() or abort()
function.
NOTES
The macro to map putchar( ) to spt_putcharx() is available in C applications when
SPT_THREAD_AWARE_NONBLOCK has been defined in the following manner before
including spthread.h:
#define SPT_THREAD_AWARE_NONBLOCK
The alias to link putchar( ) to spt_putcharx() is available in C++ applications when
SPT_THREAD_AWARE_PRAGMA_NONBLOCK has been defined in the following manner
before including spthread.h:
#define SPT_THREAD_AWARE_PRAGMA_NONBLOCK
The spt_putcharx() function might be a macro (depending on the compile-time definitions used
in the source). Consequently, you cannot use this interface where a function is necessary; for
example, a subroutine pointer cannot point to it.
When a function is necessary, use the spt_fputcx() function instead.
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