UNW\\_STRERROR

Section: Programming Library (3)
Updated: 18 August 2004
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NAME

unw_strerror -- get text corresponding to error code

 

SYNOPSIS

#include <libunwind.h>

const char * unw_strerror(int err_code);

 

DESCRIPTION

The unw_strerror() routine maps the (negative) err_code to a corresponding text message and returns it.

 

RETURN VALUE

The message that corresponds to err_code or, if the err_code has no corresponding message, the text "invalid error code".

 

THREAD AND SIGNAL SAFETY

unw_strerror() is thread-safe as well as safe to use from a signal handler.

 

AUTHOR

Thomas Hallgren
BEA Systems
Stockholm, Sweden
Email: thallgre@bea.com


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
THREAD AND SIGNAL SAFETY
AUTHOR