NAME

curl_easy_strerror - return string describing error code

SYNOPSIS

#include <curl/curl.h>
const char *curl_easy_strerror(CURLcode errornum);

DESCRIPTION

The curl_easy_strerror(3) function returns a string describing the CURLcode error code passed in the argument errornum.

Typically applications also appreciate CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER(3) for more specific error descriptions generated at runtime.

PROTOCOLS

This functionality affects all supported protocols

EXAMPLE

int main(void)
{


  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();


  if(curl) {


    CURLcode res;


    /* set options */


    /* Perform the entire transfer */


    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);


    /* Check for errors */


    if(res != CURLE_OK)


      fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n",


              curl_easy_strerror(res));


  }
}

AVAILABILITY

Added in curl 7.12.0

RETURN VALUE

A pointer to a null-terminated string.