explain_vasprintf_or_die3
Print to allocated string and report errors
Usage
#include <libexplain/vasprintf.h>
int explain_vasprintf_or_die(char **data, const char *format, va_list ap);
int explain_vasprintf_on_error(char **data, const char *format, va_list ap);
Overview
The explain_vasprintf_or_die function is used to call the vasprintf(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_vasprintf(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).
The explain_vasprintf_on_error function is used to call the vasprintf(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_vasprintf(3) function, but still returns to the caller.
data
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The data, exactly as to be passed to the vasprintf(3) system call. |
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format
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The format, exactly as to be passed to the vasprintf(3) system call. |
ap
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The ap, exactly as to be passed to the vasprintf(3) system call. |
Return value
The explain_vasprintf_or_die function only returns on success, see vasprintf(3) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does not return.
The explain_vasprintf_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped vasprintf(3) system call.
Examples
The explain_vasprintf_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
int result = explain_vasprintf_or_die(data, format, ap);Releases
Unchanged in 5 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch).