NAME

       pmTypeStr  -  convert  a  performance  metric  type into a
       string


C SYNOPSIS

       #include <pcp/pmapi.h>

       const char *pmTypeStr(int type)

       cc ... -lpcp


DESCRIPTION

       Given a performance metric type,  produce  a  terse  ASCII
       equivalent,  appropriate  for  use in error and diagnostic
       messages

       The value for type is typically extracted  from  a  pmDesc
       structure,  following a call to pmLookupDesc(3) for a par­
       ticular performance metric.

       Examples are 32 (for type  equals  PM_TYPE_32),  U64  (for
       type  equals  PM_TYPE_U64),  AGGREGATE  (for  type  equals
       PM_TYPE_AGGREGATE), etc.

       The string value is held in a single static buffer, so the
       returned  value  is  only  valid  until  the  next call to
       pmTypeStr.


SEE ALSO

       PMAPI(3), pmAtomStr(3), pmConvScale(3), pmExtractValue(3),
       pmLookupDesc(3), pmPrintValue(3) and pmUnitsStr(3).


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