.TH TICKIT_CTL_NAME 3
.SH NAME
tickit_ctl_name \- return the name of a toplevel instance control
.SH SYNOPSIS
.EX
.B #include <tickit.h>
.sp
.BI "const char * tickit_ctl_name(TickitCtl " ctl );
.BI "TickitCtl tickit_ctl_lookup(const char * " name );
.sp
.BI "TickitType tickit_ctl_type(TickitCtl " ctl );
.EE
.sp
Link with \fI\-ltickit\fP.
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBtickit_ctl_name\fP() returns the name of the given toplevel instance control. These names are the lowercase strings given in \fBtickit\fP(7).
.PP
\fBtickit_ctl_lookup\fP() returns the control constant for a given name. If the name is not recognised then -1 is returned.
.PP
\fBtickit_ctl_type\fP() returns the type of the given instance control, as one of the following constants:
.in
.TP
.B TICKIT_TYPE_BOOL
The value is an integer representing a simple boolean choice, where any nonzero value is true. Use \fBtickit_setctl_int\fP(3) and \fBtickit_getctl_int\fP(3).
.TP
.B TICKIT_TYPE_INT
The value is an integer representing a quantity, or a value in some particular enumeration. Use \fBtickit_setctl_int\fP(3) and \fBtickit_getctl_int\fP(3).
.PP
For unrecognised control types, the function returns 0.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
\fBtickit_ctl_name\fP() returns a constant string pointer. \fBtickit_ctl_lookup\fP() returns an control constant or -1. \fBtickit_ctl_type\fP() returns a control type constant or 0.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR tickit (7)