In the C Programming Language, the strerror characteristic returns a pointer to a string that consists of an error message for a given errnum.
Syntax
The syntax for the strerror function in the C Language is:
char *strerror(int errnum);Parameters or Arguments
errnum An error quantity that you want to retrieve the error message for.
Returns
The strerror function returns a pointer to a string that contains an error message for a unique errnum.
Required Header
In the C Language, the required header for the strerror feature is:
#include <string.h>Applies To
In the C Language, the strerror function can be used in the following versions:
ANSI/ISO 9899-1990
Similar Functions
Other C functions that are similar to the strerror function:
perror function <stdio.h>