---

tcischars()

Determine the number of characters waiting to be read

Synopsis:

#include <termios.h>

int tcischars( int filedes );

Arguments:

fildes

A file descriptor that's associated with the device that you want to check.

Library:

libc

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

Description:

The tcischars() function checks to see how many characters are waiting to be read from the given file descriptor, filedes.

Returns:

The number of characters waiting to be read, or -1 if an error occurred.

Errors:

ENOTTY

The fd argument isn't the file descriptor for a character device.

Classification:

QNX Neutrino

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes

---