3(2005-06-09)

💖 CMCIClientFT.setInstance() — the class-instance glow-up 💖

okay bestie, so this is a page from section 3 of the manual, dated 2005-06-09. It's all about CMCIClientFT.setInstance(), and fr fr the name says it all: Replace class instance. Let's get into it 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <cmci.h>

CMPIStatus*
CMCIClientFT.setInstance(CMCIClient*cl,
               CMPIObjectPath*op,
               CMPIFlagsflags,
               char**properties,
               CMPIStatus*rc);

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So what does it do? It replaces a class instance with inst, using op as the reference. Slay. And the content of the class instance structure it hands back? That's lowkey controlled by the flags parameter, so pay attention to that one bestie 👑

Now, the arguments, one by one, no skipping:

• cl — the client object pointer. The main character of this call, honestly.
• op — an ObjectPath object pointer, and it's the one holding the namespace and classname components. iykyk.
• flags — the flags that affect the content of the returned class instance structure. Vibe check for the return value ✨
• properties — the properties array.
• rc — this one returns the operation status. And not me telling you: it gets suppressed when it's NULL 💀 so if you pass NULL there, no status for you.

The flags argument is a bit mask, and it can contain this flag:

• CMPI_FLAG_IncludeQualifiers

And the properties array? It defines what properties should be returned for the class. Here's the tea:

• If this argument is not NULL, only the class properties in the list are returned.
• If it is NULL, all class properties are returned. Periodt.

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🔥 RETURN VALUE 🔥

When it goes well, CMCIClientFT.setInstance() returns a CMPIStatus object with a successful operation status code. Iconic.

When it does not go well, it returns the operation error code and the corresponding error string. We don't love that for us but that's the deal 😭

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💀 ERRORS 💀

(no entries here bestie, the original left this one empty 🙈)

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🎀 EXAMPLES 🎀

(also empty in the original — no examples were given, so no examples I shall invent 🫶)

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⭐ CONFORMING TO ⭐

(empty in the original too, nothing listed ✨)

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Common Manageability Programming Interface (CMPI) - OpenGroup
• CMCIClient(3)
• CMPIStatus(3)
• CMPIObjectPath(3)
• CMPIFlags(3)

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SFCBroker Client Library — sfcc — 2005-06-09 💅

that's the whole page bestie, you ate it, go forth and setInstance responsibly 👑💖