PMLOOKUPINDOM(3)           Library Functions Manual           PMLOOKUPINDOM(3)

NAME
       pmLookupInDom - translate an instance name into an instance identifier

C SYNOPSIS
       #include <pcp/pmapi.h>

       int pmLookupInDom(pmInDom indom, const char *name);

       cc ... -lpcp

DESCRIPTION
       For the instance domain indom, in the current Performance Metrics
       Application Programming Interface (PMAPI) context, locate the instance
       with the external identification given by name, and return the internal
       instance identifier.

       Only the leading non-space characters of name will be used to identify
       the instance.

       The value for the instance domain indom is typically extracted from a
       pmDesc structure, following a call to pmLookupDesc(3) for a particular
       performance metric.

       pmLookupInDom will return a positive instance identifier on success.

DIAGNOSTICS
       PM_ERR_INDOM
              indom is not a valid instance domain identifier

       PM_ERR_INST
              The external instance name is not known for the instance domain
              indom in the current PMAPI context

SEE ALSO
       PMAPI(3), pmGetConfig(3), pmGetInDom(3), pmLookupDesc(3),
       pmLookupInDomArchive(3), pmNameInDom(3), pcp.conf(5) and pcp.env(5).

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