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)
