hstrerror()
Get an error message string associated with the error return status
Synopsis:
#include <netdb.h>
const char* hstrerror( int err );
Arguments:
- err
- The error code that you want to get the message for. For more information, see h_errno.
Library:
libsocket
Use the -l socket option to qcc to link against this library.
Description:
The hstrerror() function gets an error message string associated with the error return status from network host-related functions.
Network host-related functions such as the following can return the error status:
You can check the external integer h_errno to see whether this is a temporary failure or an invalid or unknown host.
Returns:
A pointer to the message string affiliated with an error number.
Note:
Don't modify the message string.
Classification:
| Safety: | |
|---|---|
| Cancellation point | No |
| Interrupt handler | No |
| Signal handler | Yes |
| Thread | Yes |
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