explain_fgetpos_or_die(3)

explain_fgetpos_or_die3

Reposition a stream and report errors

Usage

#include <libexplain/fgetpos.h>

void explain_fgetpos_or_die(FILE *fp, fpos_t *pos);
int explain_fgetpos_on_error(FILE *fp, fpos_t *pos);

Overview

The explain_fgetpos_or_die function is used to call the fgetpos(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_fgetpos(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

The explain_fgetpos_on_error function is used to call the fgetpos(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_fgetpos(3) function, but still returns to the caller.

fp

The fp, exactly as to be passed to the fgetpos(3) system call.

pos

The pos, exactly as to be passed to the fgetpos(3) system call.

Return value

The explain_fgetpos_or_die function only returns on success, see fgetpos(3) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does not return.

The explain_fgetpos_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped fgetpos(3) system call.

Examples

The explain_fgetpos_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:

explain_fgetpos_or_die(fp, pos);

Releases

6 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 7
  2. 9–13

From libexplain-dev 1.4.D001-16 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.