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.TH GAI_STRERROR 3XNET "Dec 1, 2003"
.SH NAME
gai_strerror \- address and name information error description
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR ... ] \fIfile\fR ... \fB-lxnet\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR ... ]
#include <netdb.h>
\fBconst char *\fR\fBgai_strerror\fR(\fBint\fR \fIecode\fR);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBgai_strerror()\fR function returns a text string describing an error
value for the \fBgetaddrinfo\fR(3XNET) and \fBgetnameinfo\fR(3XNET) functions
listed in the <\fBnetdb.h\fR> header.
.sp
.LP
When the \fIecode\fR argument is one of the following values listed in the
<\fBnetdb.h\fR> header:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEAI_AGAIN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEAI_BADFLAGS\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEAI_FAIL\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEAI_FAMILY\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEAI_MEMORY\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEAI_NONAME\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEAI_SERVICE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEAI_SOCKTYPE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEAI_SYSTEM\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
.RE
.sp
.LP
the function return value points to a string describing the error. If the
argument is not one of those values, the function returns a pointer to a string
whose contents indicate an unknown error.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
Upon successful completion, \fBgai_strerror()\fR returns a pointer to a string
describing the error value.
.SH ERRORS
.sp
.LP
No errors are defined.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp
.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability Standard
_
MT-Level MT-Safe
.TE
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR getaddrinfo (3XNET),
.BR getnameinfo (3XNET),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR standards (7)
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