NAME
pmLookupInDom - translate an instance name into an
instance identifier
C SYNOPSIS
#include <pcp/pmapi.h>
int pmLookupInDom(pmInDom indom, const char *name)
cc ... -lpcp
DESCRIPTION
For the instance domain indom, in the current Performance
Metrics Application Programming Interface (PMAPI) context,
locate the instance with the external identification given
by name, and return the internal instance identifier.
Only the leading non-space characters of name will be used
to identify the instance.
The value for the instance domain indom is typically
extracted from a pmDesc structure, following a call to
pmLookupDesc(3) for a particular performance metric.
pmLookupInDom will return a positive instance identifier
on success.
SEE ALSO
PMAPI(3), pmGetConfig(3), pmGetInDom(3), pmLookupDesc(3),
pmNameInDom(3), pcp.conf(4) and pcp.env(4).
DIAGNOSTICS
PM_ERR_INDOM
indom is not a valid instance domain identifier
PM_ERR_INST
The external instance name is not known for the
instance domain indom in the current PMAPI context
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