gai_strerror(3)gai_strerror(3)NAMEgai_strerror - Print an error message string based on a return code
from the getaddrinfo or getnameinfo routine
SYNOPSIS
#include <netdb.h>
char *gai_strerror(
int ecode );
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc)
PARAMETERS
Specifies an error code returned from either getaddrinfo() or getnameā
info().
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() or
getnameinfo() 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.
SEE ALSO
Functions: getaddrinfo(3), getnameinfo(3).
Network Programmer's Guide
gai_strerror(3)