### Function

# Notifyget_server_info

#### Declaration [src]

    gboolean
    notify_get_server_info (
      char** ret_name,
      char** ret_vendor,
      char** ret_version,
      char** ret_spec_version
    )

#### Description [src]

Queries the server for information.

Synchronously queries the server for its information, specifically, the name, vendor, server version, and the version of the notifications specification that it is compliant with.

#### Parameters

`ret_name`

  Type: `char**`

  A location to store the server name, or `NULL`.

  The argument will be set by the function.
  The argument can be `NULL`.
  The caller of the function takes ownership of the returned data, and is responsible for freeing it.
  The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

`ret_vendor`

  Type: `char**`

  A location to store the server vendor, or `NULL`.

  The argument will be set by the function.
  The argument can be `NULL`.
  The caller of the function takes ownership of the returned data, and is responsible for freeing it.
  The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

`ret_version`

  Type: `char**`

  A location to store the server version, or `NULL`.

  The argument will be set by the function.
  The argument can be `NULL`.
  The caller of the function takes ownership of the returned data, and is responsible for freeing it.
  The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

`ret_spec_version`

  Type: `char**`

  A location to store the version the service is compliant with, or `NULL`.

  The argument will be set by the function.
  The argument can be `NULL`.
  The caller of the function takes ownership of the returned data, and is responsible for freeing it.
  The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

#### Return value

Type: `gboolean`

`TRUE` if successful, and the variables passed will be set, `FALSE` on error. The returned strings must be freed with g_free.