pthread_getspecific - get a thread-specific data value

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.Lb libc_r
.Lb libpthread
.Lb libthr

.In pthread.h void * pthread_getspecific pthread_key_t key

The pthread_getspecific function returns the value currently bound to the specified key on behalf of the calling thread.

The effect of calling pthread_getspecific with a key value not obtained from pthread_key_create or after key has been deleted with pthread_key_delete is undefined.

The pthread_getspecific function may be called from a thread-specific data destructor function.

The pthread_getspecific function will return the thread-specific data value associated with the given key. If no thread-specific data value is associated with key, then the value NULL is returned.

None.

pthread_key_create(3), pthread_key_delete(3), pthread_setspecific(3)

The pthread_getspecific function conforms to -p1003.1-96.

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