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curl_easy_strerror

Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 202-0-19
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NAME

curl_easy_strerror - return string describing error code

SYNOPSIS

#include <curl/curl.h>

const char *curl_easy_strerror(CURLcode errornum);

DESCRIPTION

The curl_easy_strerror(3) function returns a string describing the CURLcode error code passed in the argument errornum.

Typically applications also appreciate CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER(3) for more specific error descriptions generated at runtime.

PROTOCOLS

This functionality affects all supported protocols

EXAMPLE

int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode result;
    /* set options */
    /* Perform the entire transfer */
    result = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    /* Check for errors */
    if(result != CURLE_OK)
      fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %sn",
              curl_easy_strerror(result));
  }
}

AVAILABILITY

Added in curl 7.12.0

RETURN VALUE

A pointer to a null-terminated string.