lineAnswer  229TI94 

The lineAnswer function answers the specified offering call.

LONG lineAnswer(

Parameters

hCall

A handle to the call to be answered. The application must be an owner of this call. The call state of hCall must be offering or accepted.

lpsUserUserInfo

A pointer to a string containing user-to-user information to be sent to the remote party at the time of answering the call. This pointer can be left NULL if no user-to-user information is to be sent. User-to-user information is only sent if supported by the underlying network (see LINEDEVCAPSBJCCRA). The protocol discriminator field for the user-to-user information, if required, should appear as the first byte of the buffer pointed to by lpsUserUserInfo, and must be accounted for in dwSize.

dwSize

The size in bytes of the user-to-user information in lpsUserUserInfo. If lpsUserUserInfo is NULL, no user-to-user information is sent to the calling party and dwSize is ignored.

Return Values

Returns a positive request ID if the function will be completed asynchronously, or a negative error number if an error has occurred. The dwParam2 parameter of the corresponding LINE_REPLY2_C_9WS message is zero if the function is successful or it is a negative error number if an error has occurred. Possible return values are:

LINEERR_INUSE, LINEERR_OPERATIONUNAVAIL, LINEERR_INVALCALLHANDLE, LINEERR_OPERATIONFAILED, LINEERR_INVALCALLSTATE, LINEERR_RESOURCEUNAVAIL, LINEERR_INVALPOINTER, LINEERR_UNINITIALIZED, LINEERR_NOMEM, LINEERR_USERUSERINFOTOOBIG, LINEERR_NOTOWNER.

Remarks

When a new call arrives, applications with an interest in the call are sent a LINE_CALLSTATEL6OAC. message to provide the new call handle and to inform the application about the call's state and the privileges to the new call (such as monitor or owner). The application with owner privilege for the call can answer this call using lineAnswer. After the call has been successfully answered, the call typically transitions to the connected state. Initially, only one application is given owner privilege to the inbound call.

In some telephony environments (like ISDN), where user alerting is separate from call offering, the application may have the option to accept a call prior to answering or to reject or redirect the offering call.

If a call comes in (is offered) at the time another call is already active, the new call is connected to by invoking lineAnswer. The effect this has on the existing active call depends on the line's device capabilities. The first call may be unaffected, it may automatically be dropped, or it may automatically be placed on hold. The appropriate LINE_CALLSTATE messages report state transitions to the application about both calls.

In a bridged situation, if a call is connected but in the LINECONNECTEDMODE_INACTIVE state, it may be joined using the lineAnswer function.

The application has the option to send user-to-user information at the time of the answer. Even if user-to-user information can be sent, there is no guarantee that the network will deliver this information to the calling party. An application should consult a line's device capabilities to determine whether sending user-to-user information upon answering the call is available.

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