DB_ENV->set_isalive()
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## DB_ENV->set_isalive()

    #include <db.h>

    int
    DB_ENV->set_isalive(DB_ENV *dbenv, int (*is_alive)(DB_ENV *dbenv,
        pid_t pid, db_threadid_t tid, u_int32_t flags));

Declare a function that returns if a thread of control (either a true thread or a process) is still running. The `DB_ENV->set_isalive()` method supports the DB_ENV->failchk() method. For more information, see Architecting Data Store and Concurrent Data Store applications, and Architecting Transactional Data Store applications, both in the Berkeley DB Programmer's Reference Guide.

The `DB_ENV->set_isalive()` method configures operations performed using the specified DB_ENV handle, not all operations performed on the underlying database environment.

The `DB_ENV->set_isalive()` method may be called at any time during the life of the application.

The `DB_ENV->set_isalive()` method returns a non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.

### Parameters

#### is_alive

The is_alive parameter is a function which returns non-zero if the thread of control, identified by the pid and tid arguments, is still running. The function takes four arguments:

- dbenv

  The dbenv parameter is the enclosing database environment handle, allowing application access to the application-private fields of that object.

- pid

  The pid parameter is a process ID returned by the function specified to the DB_ENV->set_thread_id() method.

- tid

  The tid parameter is a thread ID returned by the function specified to the DB_ENV->set_thread_id() method.

- flags

  The flags parameter must be set to 0 or the following value:

  - `DB_MUTEX_PROCESS_ONLY`

    Return only if the process is alive, the thread ID should be ignored.

### Errors

The `DB_ENV->set_isalive()` method may fail and return one of the following non-zero errors:

#### EINVAL

An invalid flag value or parameter was specified.

### Class

DB_ENV

### See Also

Database Environments and Related Methods

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