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nerr_register

nerr_register(3)						  util/neo_err.h						  nerr_register(3)

NAME

       nerr_register - register a clearsilver error type

SYNOPSIS

       #include <util/neo_err.h>

       NEOERR *nerr_register (NERR_TYPE *err, const char *name);

ARGUMENTS

       err - pointer to a NERR_TYPE
       name - pretty name for the error type

DESCRIPTION

       register an error type.	This will assign a numeric value to the type, and keep track of the "pretty name" for it.

SEE ALSO

       nerr_error_traceback(3),  nerr_pass(3),	nerr_error_string(3),  defined(3),  nerr_pass_ctx(3),  nerr_passf(3), nerr_init(3), nerr_match(3),
       nerr_log_error(3), nerr_ignore(3), nerr_register(3), nerr_handle

ClearSilver							   12 July 2007 						  nerr_register(3)