DB_CHANNEL->close()
#include <db.h>
int
DB_CHANNEL->close(DB_CHANNEL *channel, u_int32_t flags); The DB_CHANNEL->close() method closes the DB_CHANNEL handle, freeing any resources allocated to the handle. All DB_CHANNEL handles must be closed before the encompassing environment handle is closed. Also, all on-going messaging operations on the channel should be allowed to complete before attempting to close the channel handle.
After DB_CHANNEL->close() has been called, regardless of its return, the DB_CHANNEL handle may not be accessed again.
The DB_CHANNEL->close() method returns a non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.
Parameters
flags
This parameter is currently unused, and must be set to 0.
Errors
The DB_CHANNEL->close() method may fail and return one of the following non-zero errors:
EINVAL
If this method is called from a Base API application, or if an invalid flag value or parameter was specified.