ustrerror3alleg4

Returns a string describing errno. allegro game programming library.

Usage

#include <allegro.h>

const char *ustrerror(int err);

Overview

This function returns a string that describes the error code `err', which normally comes from the variable `errno'. Example:

   PACKFILE *input_file = pack_fopen("badname", "r");
   if (input_file == NULL)
      allegro_message("%s\nSorry!\n", ustrerror(errno));

Return value

Returns a pointer to a static string that should not be modified or freed. If you make subsequent calls to ustrerror(), the string will be overwritten.

Releases

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

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