libexplain/puts_on_error.c File Reference

#include <libexplain/ac/errno.h>
#include <libexplain/ac/stdio.h>
#include <libexplain/puts.h>
#include <libexplain/output.h>

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Functions
int	explain_puts_on_error (const char *s)

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Function Documentation

int explain_puts_on_error

(

const char *

s

)

The explain_puts_on_error function is used to call the puts(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_puts(3) function.

Parameters:

s	The s, exactly as to be passed to the puts(3) system call.

Returns:

The value returned by the wrapped puts(3) system call.

Example:

This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:

 if (explain_puts_on_error(s) < 0)
 {
     ...cope with error
     ...no need to print error message
 }

Definition at line 27 of file puts_on_error.c.