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<refentry id="sd_bus_can_send"
          xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">

  <refentryinfo>
    <title>sd_bus_can_send</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>sd_bus_can_send</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>sd_bus_can_send</refname>

    <refpurpose>Check which types can be sent over a bus object</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <funcsynopsis>
      <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-bus.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>

      <funcprototype>
        <funcdef>void <function>sd_bus_can_send</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>char <parameter>type</parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para><function>sd_bus_can_send()</function> is mostly used for checking if file descriptor
    passing is available on the given bus. <parameter>type</parameter> can be any of the
    <constant>SD_BUS_TYPE</constant> constants.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Return Value</title>

    <para>On failure, <function>sd_bus_can_send()</function> returns a negative errno-style error
    code. If values of the given type can be sent over the given bus, it returns a positive integer.
    Otherwise, it returns zero.</para>

    <refsect2>
      <title>Errors</title>

      <para>Returned errors may indicate the following problems:</para>

      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><constant>-ENOPKG</constant></term>

          <listitem><para>The bus object <parameter>bus</parameter> could not be resolved.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><constant>-ENOTCONN</constant></term>

          <listitem><para>The input parameter <parameter>bus</parameter> is
          <constant>NULL</constant> or the bus is not connected.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><constant>-ECHILD</constant></term>

          <listitem><para>The bus object <parameter>bus</parameter> was created in a different
          process.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </refsect2>
  </refsect1>

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  <refsect1>
    <title>History</title>
    <para><function>sd_bus_can_send()</function> was added in version 221.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>

    <para><simplelist type="inline">
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
    </simplelist></para>
  </refsect1>

</refentry>
