Use the READ_LCONTROLS request to obtain the list control information
for a specific list. The list service returns the following list control
information in the answer area specified using the ANSLEN and ANSAREA
parameters.
- The list limit (maximum allowable number of list entries or data
elements on the list)
- The current number of list entries or data elements on the list
- The approximate number of times the list has changed from empty
to nonempty
- The user-specified list description
- The user-defined list authority value
- The number of entries in the array of list monitoring information
associated with the list. The list monitoring information itself is
returned in the buffer specified by BUFFER or BUFLIST
- The value of the list cursor (entry ID to which it points or zero)
- The list key value (when CFLEVEL=1 or higher)
- The maximum list key value (when CFLEVEL=1 or higher)
- The list cursor direction (when CFLEVEL=1 or higher).
See also IXLLSTC for information about reading list controls.