FC_SysSymFindByName - General Information

Overview

Type:

Function

Available as of:

SystemInterface_1.32.6.0

Versions:

Current version

Task

Finding a symbol using the symbol name.

Description

Call: FC_SysSymFindByName(pszName); look up a symbol by name

Function: This routine searches a symbol table for a symbol matching a specified name. If the symbol is found, its value is returned. If multiple symbols have the same name but differ in type, the routine chooses the matching symbol most recently added to the symbol table.

Result: symbol value or -1

NOTE: This is an interface to VxWorks call symFindByName().

Interface

Input

Data type

Description

i_sName

STRING[80]

Name of the symbol searched for

Return Value

Data type

Description

DINT

-1: symbol was not found

Otherwise: address of the symbol