NAME pthread_getspecific - Obtains the thread-specific data associated with the specified key SYNOPSIS #include <pthread.h> int pthread_getspecific( pthread_key_t key, pthread_addr_t *value ); PARAMETERS key Context key value that identifies the data value obtained. This key value must be obtained from pthread_keycreate(). value Address of the current thread-specific data value associated with the specified key. DESCRIPTION The pthread_getspecific() routine obtains the thread-specific data asso- ciated with the specified key for the current thread. RETURN VALUES If the function fails, errno may be set to one of the following values: Return Error Description _____________________________________________ 0 Successful completion. -1 [EINVAL] The key value is invalid. RELATED INFORMATION FUNCTIONS: pthread_keycreate pthread_setspecific