curl_easy_strerror3
Return string describing error code
Usage
#include <curl/curl.h> const char *curl_easy_strerror(CURLcode errornum);
Overview
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.
Examples
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode res;
/* set options */
/* Perform the entire transfer */
res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
/* Check for errors */
if(res != CURLE_OK)
fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n",
curl_easy_strerror(res));
}
}
Return value
A pointer to a null-terminated string.
Releases
135 releases since Mac OS X 10.4; the text changed 18 times.