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 particular 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).