MB_CommGetChildrenNumber

Syntax

#include <nitro/mb.h>

u8 MB_CommGetChildrenNumber(void);

Arguments

None.

Return Values

This function returns the number of children connected to the current parent.

Description

This function returns the number of children connected to the current parent. The value of MB_CommGetChildrenNumber is equal to the number of children with the state MB_COMM_PSTATE_REQ_ACCEPTED (as opposed to MB_COMM_PSTATE_DISCONNECTED).

Note: that there is approximately a 4-second delay before the parent detects an unexpected end of communication with a child and changes the state to MB_COMM_PSTATE_DISCONNECTED.

See Also

MBCommPState
MB_CommGetParentState
MB_CommGetChildUser
MB_StartParent
MB_End

Revision History

2004/10/21 Corrected the description, which was not updated since NITRO-SDK 2.0 PR5.
2004/09/10 Revised description.
2004/08/09 Initial version.


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