| Input Parameters | Significance |
| char *dsc | name of the default value |
| Output Parameters | Significance |
| char *typ |
data type of the default value: S = string variable I = integer variable F = float variable |
| char **val | pointer to the default value string |
| Return Code | Significance |
| 0 | no error |
| 1 | no default value for the name found |
If you pass zero pointers for both data type and default value string, the corresponding value will not be returned.
As opposed to the function dal_dfv_ret_val, this function returns the default value entry as string pointer only, so that a type casting based on the default value data types must be performed by the calling function itself.