PA_GetHandleState

version 2003

PA_GetHandleState (handle) char

Parameter	Type		Description
handle	PA_Handle		The handle
Function result	char		state of the handle

The PA_GetHandleState command return the state of the handle. Because 4D Memory manager has no incremental locking system, it is better to read the state of the handle, lock it, and restore the previous state. In this case, if the handle was previously locked, it stays locked.

Read the state of the handle, lock it, and restore the previous state.

   char state = PA_GetHandleState( h );
   pt = PA_Lock( h );
   /* do something with the locked handle */
   PA_SetHandleState( h, state );

PA_LockHandle, PA_SetHandleState, PA_UnlockHandle.