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6 <refentry id="sd_bus_reply_method_return"
7 xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
10 <title>sd_bus_reply_method_return</title>
11 <productname>systemd</productname>
15 <refentrytitle>sd_bus_reply_method_return</refentrytitle>
16 <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
20 <refname>sd_bus_reply_method_return</refname>
21 <refname>sd_bus_reply_method_returnv</refname>
23 <refpurpose>Reply to a D-Bus method call</refpurpose>
28 <funcsynopsisinfo>#include <systemd/sd-bus.h></funcsynopsisinfo>
31 <funcdef>int sd_bus_reply_method_return</funcdef>
32 <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>call</parameter></paramdef>
33 <paramdef>const char *<parameter>types</parameter></paramdef>
34 <paramdef>...</paramdef>
38 <funcdef>int sd_bus_reply_method_returnv</funcdef>
39 <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>call</parameter></paramdef>
40 <paramdef>const char *<parameter>types</parameter></paramdef>
41 <paramdef>va_list <parameter>ap</parameter></paramdef>
47 <title>Description</title>
49 <para><function>sd_bus_reply_method_return()</function> sends a reply to the
50 <parameter>call</parameter> message. The type string <parameter>types</parameter> and the
51 arguments that follow it must adhere to the format described in
52 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_append</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
53 If no reply is expected to <parameter>call</parameter>, this function succeeds without sending a
58 <title>Return Value</title>
60 <para>On success, this function returns a non-negative integer. On failure, it returns a
61 negative errno-style error code.</para>
66 <para>Returned errors may indicate the following problems:</para>
70 <term><constant>-EINVAL</constant></term>
72 <listitem><para>The input parameter <parameter>call</parameter> is
73 <constant>NULL</constant>.</para>
75 <para>Message <parameter>call</parameter> is not a method call message.
78 <para>Message <parameter>call</parameter> is not attached to a bus.</para>
80 <para>Message <parameter>m</parameter> is not a method reply message.</para>
82 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/>
87 <term><constant>-EPERM</constant></term>
89 <listitem><para>Message <parameter>call</parameter> has been sealed.
92 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/></listitem>
96 <term><constant>-ENOTCONN</constant></term>
98 <listitem><para>The bus to which message <parameter>call</parameter> is attached is not
101 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/></listitem>
105 <term><constant>-ENOMEM</constant></term>
107 <listitem><para>Memory allocation failed.</para>
109 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/></listitem>
113 <para>In addition, any error returned by
114 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_send</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
115 may be returned.</para>
119 <xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" />
122 <title>See Also</title>
124 <para><simplelist type="inline">
125 <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
126 <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
127 <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_method_return</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>