gai_strerror(3) Library Functions Manual gai_strerror(3)
NAME
gai_strerror - Prints an error message string based on a return code from the getaddrinfo and getnameinfo routine
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)
SYNOPSIS
#include <netdb.h>
char *gai_strerror( int ecode);
PARAMETERS
Specifies an error code returned from either getaddrinfo().
DESCRIPTION
The gai_strerror() routine returns a pointer to a string that describes the error based on an EAI_xxx value returned by the getaddrinfo
routine.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the gai_strerror() routine returns a pointer to a string describing the error. If the ecode parameter is not a
valid EAI_xxx value, the routine returns a pointer to a string that indicates an unknown error.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: getaddrinfo(3). delim off
gai_strerror(3)
