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<?xml version='1.0'?>
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<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->

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

  <refentryinfo>
    <title>sd_bus_reply_method_return</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>sd_bus_reply_method_return</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>sd_bus_reply_method_return</refname>
    <refname>sd_bus_reply_method_returnv</refname>

    <refpurpose>Reply to a D-Bus method call</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

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

      <funcprototype>
        <funcdef>int sd_bus_reply_method_return</funcdef>
        <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>call</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>types</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>...</paramdef>
      </funcprototype>

      <funcprototype>
        <funcdef>int sd_bus_reply_method_returnv</funcdef>
        <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>call</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>types</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>va_list <parameter>ap</parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para><function>sd_bus_reply_method_return()</function> sends a reply to the
    <parameter>call</parameter> message. The type string <parameter>types</parameter> and the
    arguments that follow it must adhere to the format described in
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_append</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
    If no reply is expected to <parameter>call</parameter>, this function succeeds without sending a
    reply.</para>
  </refsect1>

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

    <para>On success, this function returns a non-negative integer. On failure, it returns a
    negative errno-style error code.</para>

    <refsect2>
      <title>Errors</title>

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

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

          <listitem><para>The input parameter <parameter>call</parameter> is
          <constant>NULL</constant>.</para>

          <para>Message <parameter>call</parameter> is not a method call message.
          </para>

          <para>Message <parameter>call</parameter> is not attached to a bus.</para>

          <para>Message <parameter>m</parameter> is not a method reply message.</para>

          <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><constant>-EPERM</constant></term>

          <listitem><para>Message <parameter>call</parameter> has been sealed.
          </para>

          <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

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

          <listitem><para>The bus to which message <parameter>call</parameter> is attached is not
          connected.</para>

          <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><constant>-ENOMEM</constant></term>

          <listitem><para>Memory allocation failed.</para>

          <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>

      <para>In addition, any error returned by
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_send</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
      may be returned.</para>
    </refsect2>
  </refsect1>

  <xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" />

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

    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_method_return</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

</refentry>