returnValueMeaning
P171465
predicate
Indicates that one value semantically represents or explains the meaning, interpretation, or role of another value (typically a return value).
Observed surface forms (3)
- booleanReturnMeaning ×2
- returnsNonZeroMeaning ×1
- returnsZeroMeaning ×1
Sample triples (19)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| ChooseColor | nonzero indicates success ⓘ |
| ChooseColor | zero indicates failure or user cancel ⓘ |
| Ellipse | nonzero if successful ⓘ |
| Ellipse | zero if it fails ⓘ |
| GetEnvironmentVariable | 0 if the environment variable does not exist or on error ⓘ |
| GetEnvironmentVariable | number of characters stored in the buffer on success ⓘ |
| GetEnvironmentVariable | required buffer size if buffer is too small ⓘ |
| GetLastError | an error code indicating the last error via predicate surface "returnsNonZeroMeaning" ⓘ |
| GetLastError | no extended error information is available via predicate surface "returnsZeroMeaning" ⓘ |
| PageSetupDlg | nonzero indicates success ⓘ |
| PageSetupDlg | zero indicates failure or cancel ⓘ |
| ReadFile | nonzero indicates success ⓘ |
| ReadFile | zero indicates failure ⓘ |
| Vibration API | false if vibration request is rejected via predicate surface "booleanReturnMeaning" ⓘ |
| Vibration API | true if vibration request is accepted via predicate surface "booleanReturnMeaning" ⓘ |
| WaitForSingleObject | the function failed ⓘ |
| WaitForSingleObject | the specified object is signaled ⓘ |
| WaitForSingleObject | the time-out interval elapsed ⓘ |
| WaitForSingleObject | the wait was satisfied by an abandoned mutex object ⓘ |