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+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ -->
+
+<refentry id="sd_bus_call_method"
+          xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
+
+  <refentryinfo>
+    <title>sd_bus_call_method</title>
+    <productname>systemd</productname>
+  </refentryinfo>
+
+  <refmeta>
+    <refentrytitle>sd_bus_call_method</refentrytitle>
+    <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+  </refmeta>
+
+  <refnamediv>
+    <refname>sd_bus_call_method</refname>
+    <refname>sd_bus_call_method_async</refname>
+
+    <refpurpose>Invoke a D-Bus method call</refpurpose>
+  </refnamediv>
+
+  <refsynopsisdiv>
+    <funcsynopsis>
+      <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-bus.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
+
+      <funcprototype>
+        <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_call_method</function></funcdef>
+        <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>destination</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>path</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>interface</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>member</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>sd_bus_error *<parameter>ret_error</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>sd_bus_message **<parameter>reply</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>types</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>...</paramdef>
+      </funcprototype>
+
+      <funcprototype>
+        <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_call_method_async</function></funcdef>
+        <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>sd_bus_slot **<parameter>slot</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>destination</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>path</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>interface</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>member</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>sd_bus_message_handler_t <parameter>callback</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>void *<parameter>userdata</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>types</parameter></paramdef>
+        <paramdef>...</paramdef>
+      </funcprototype>
+    </funcsynopsis>
+  </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+
+    <para><function>sd_bus_call_method()</function> is a convenience function for calling a D-Bus
+    method. It combines the
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_method_call</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_append</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> and
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_call</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+    functions into a single function call.</para>
+
+    <para><function>sd_bus_call_method_async()</function> is a convenience function for calling a
+    D-Bus method asynchronously. It combines the
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_method_call</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_append</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> and
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_call_async</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+    functions into a single function call.</para>
+  </refsect1>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Return Value</title>
+
+    <para>On success, these functions returns a non-negative integer. On failure, they return a
+    negative errno-style error code.</para>
+
+    <refsect2 id='errors'>
+      <title>Errors</title>
+
+      <para>See the man pages of
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_method_call</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_append</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_call</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> and
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_call_async</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+      for a list of possible errors.</para>
+    </refsect2>
+  </refsect1>
+
+  <xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" />
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>See Also</title>
+
+    <para>
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_method_call</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_append</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_call</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_call_async</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+    </para>
+  </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>