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<refentry id="sd_varlink_set_description" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refentryinfo>
<title>sd_varlink_set_description</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>sd_varlink_set_description</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>sd_varlink_set_description</refname>
<refname>sd_varlink_get_description</refname>
<refpurpose>Set or query description of a Varlink connection object</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-varlink.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>sd_varlink_set_description</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_varlink *<parameter>link</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>const char *<parameter>description</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>const char* <function>sd_varlink_get_description</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_varlink *<parameter>link</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para><function>sd_varlink_set_description()</function> sets the description string that is used in
logging to the specified string. The string is copied internally and freed when the Varlink connection
object is deallocated. The <parameter>description</parameter> argument may be <constant>NULL</constant>,
in which case the description is unset.</para>
<para><function>sd_varlink_get_description()</function> returns a description string for the specified
Varlink connection. This string may have been previously set with
<function>sd_varlink_set_description()</function>. If not set this way, a default string or
<constant>NULL</constant> may be returned, depending how the connection was allocated and set up.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Return Value</title>
<para>On success, <function>sd_varlink_set_description()</function> returns a non-negative integer. On
failure, it returns a negative errno-style error code. <function>sd_varlink_get_description()</function>
returns either <constant>NULL</constant> or a pointer to the description string.</para>
<refsect2>
<title>Errors</title>
<para>Returned errors may indicate the following problems:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-EINVAL</constant></term>
<listitem><para>An argument is invalid.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-ENOMEM</constant></term>
<listitem><para>Memory allocation failed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
<xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" />
<refsect1>
<title>History</title>
<para><function>sd_varlink_set_description()</function> was added in version 257.</para>
<para><function>sd_varlink_get_description()</function> was added in version 258.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para><simplelist type="inline">
<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-varlink</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
</simplelist></para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>