gai_strerror(3XNET)				   X/Open Networking Services Library Functions 			       gai_strerror(3XNET)

NAME

       gai_strerror - address and name information error description

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lxnet [ library ... ]
       #include <netdb.h>

       const char *gai_strerror(int ecode);

DESCRIPTION

       The  gai_strerror()  function  returns  a text string describing an error value for the getaddrinfo(3XNET) and getnameinfo(3XNET) functions
       listed in the <netdb.h> header.

       When the ecode argument is one of the following values listed in the <netdb.h> header:

       EAI_AGAIN

       EAI_BADFLAGS

       EAI_FAIL

       EAI_FAMILY

       EAI_MEMORY

       EAI_NONAME

       EAI_SERVICE

       EAI_SOCKTYPE

       EAI_SYSTEM

       the function return value points to a string describing the error. If the argument is not one of  those	values,  the  function	returns  a
       pointer to a string whose contents indicate an unknown error.

RETURN VALUES

       Upon successful completion, gai_strerror() returns a pointer to a string describing the error value.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Standard			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT-Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       getaddrinfo(3XNET), getnameinfo(3XNET), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.11							    1 Dec 2003						       gai_strerror(3XNET)