# modbus_get_response_timeout(3) Manual Page

## NAME

modbus_get_response_timeout - get timeout for response

## SYNOPSIS

void modbus_get_response_timeout(modbus_t *ctx, struct timeval *timeout);

## DESCRIPTION

The modbus_get_response_timeout() function shall store the timeout interval used to wait for a response in the timeout argument.

## RETURN VALUE

There is no return values.

## EXAMPLE

    struct timeval old_response_timeout;
    struct timeval response_timeout;

    /* Save original timeout */
    modbus_get_response_timeout(ctx, &old_response_timeout);

    /* Define a new and too short timeout! */
    response_timeout.tv_sec = 0;
    response_timeout.tv_usec = 0;
    modbus_set_response_timeout(ctx, &response_timeout);

## SEE ALSO

modbus_set_response_timeout(3) modbus_get_byte_timeout(3) modbus_set_byte_timeout(3)

## AUTHORS

The libmodbus documentation was written by Stéphane Raimbault <stephane.raimbault@gmail.com>