# tibemsMsgProducer_GetPriority

Function

## Purpose

Get the priority property of a producer object.

## C Declaration

    tibems_status tibemsMsgProducer_GetPriority(
        tibemsMsgProducer msgProducer,
        tibems_int* priority );

## COBOL Call

    CALL "tibemsMsgProducer_GetPriority"
         USING BY VALUE msgProducer,
               BY REFERENCE priority,
               RETURNING tibems-status
    END-CALL.

Note: `msgProducer` has usage pointer.

## Parameters

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
`msgProducer` | Get the property from this producer.
`priority` | Store the property in this location.

## Remarks

Priority affects the order in which the server delivers messages to consumers (higher values first).

The JMS specification defines ten levels of priority value, from zero (lowest priority) to 9 (highest priority). The specification suggests that clients consider 0–4 as gradations of normal priority, and priorities 5–9 as gradations of expedited priority.

Programs can use this property to define a default priority for messages that this producer sends. Individual sending calls can override this default value.

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