slogf()

Send a message to the system logger

#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/slog.h>

int slogf( int opcode,
           int severity, 
           const char * fmt,
           ... );

Arguments:

opcode

A combination of a major and minor code. Create the opcode using the _SLOG_SETCODE( major , minor ) macro that's defined in <sys/slog.h>.

The major and minor codes are defined in <sys/slogcodes.h>.

severity

The severity of the log message; see Severity levels, below.

fmt

A standard printf() string followed by printf() arguments.

The formatting characters that you use in the message determine any additional arguments.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The slog*() functions send log messages to the system logger, slogger . To send formatted messages, use slogf(). If you have programs that scan log files for specified codes, you can use slogb() or slogi() to send a block of structures or int's, respectively.

The vslogf() function is an alternate form in which the arguments have already been captured using the variable-length argument facilities of <stdarg.h>.

Severity levels

There are eight levels of severity defined. The lowest severity is 7 and the highest is 0. The default is 7.

Returns:

The size of the message sent to slogger, or -1 if an error occurs.

Errors:

Any value from the Errors section in MsgSend() , as well as:

EACCES

Insufficient permission to write to the log file.

EINVAL

The size of the data buffer exceeds 255×4 bytes, or an odd number of bytes is being read.

ENOENT

Invalid log file or directory specified, or slogger isn't running.

Examples:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/slog.h>
#include <sys/slogcodes.h>

int main() {
  int i;

  for(i = 0 ; ; i++) {
    switch(rand() % 3) {
    case 0:
      slogb( _SLOG_SETCODE(_SLOGC_TEST, 0),
             _SLOG_DEBUG1, &i, sizeof(i));
      break;

    case 1:
      slogi( _SLOG_SETCODE(_SLOGC_TEST, 1),
             _SLOG_CRITICAL, 1, i);
      break;

    case 2:
      slogf( _SLOG_SETCODE(_SLOGC_TEST, 2),
              _SLOG_ERROR, 
             "This is number %d", i);
      break;
    }

    sleep(1);
  }
}

Classification:

QNX Neutrino