#include <db.h>
int
DB_ENV->get_timeout(DB_ENV *dbenv, db_timeout_t *timeoutp, 
    u_int32_t flag);  
      
         The DB_ENV->get_timeout() method returns a value, in
         microseconds, representing either lock or transaction timeouts. These values are set using the
         DB_ENV->set_timeout()
         method.
    
         The DB_ENV->get_timeout() method may be called at any time during the
         life of the application.
    
         The DB_ENV->get_timeout() 
            
                  method returns a non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.
            
            
        
    
The flags parameter must be set to one of the following values: