gai_strerror(3XNET) X/Open Networking Services Library Functions gai_strerror(3XNET)NAME
gai_strerror - address and name information error description
SYNOPSIS
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#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 5.10 1 Dec 2003 gai_strerror(3XNET)
Check Out this Related Man Page
GAI_STRERROR(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual GAI_STRERROR(3P)PROLOG
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond-
ing Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
gai_strerror - address and name information error description
SYNOPSIS
#include <netdb.h>
const char *gai_strerror(int ecode);
DESCRIPTION
The gai_strerror() function shall return a text string describing an error value for the getaddrinfo() and getnameinfo() 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_OVERFLOW]
[EAI_SERVICE]
[EAI_SOCKTYPE]
[EAI_SYSTEM]
the function return value shall point to a string describing the error. If the argument is not one of those values, the function shall
return a pointer to a string whose contents indicate an unknown error.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, gai_strerror() shall return a pointer to an implementation-defined string.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
getaddrinfo(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <netdb.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technol-
ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE
and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained
online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
IEEE /The Open Group 2003 GAI_STRERROR(3P)