strerror() - string.h

The C library function char *strerror(int errnum) searches an internal array for the error number errnum and returns a pointer to an error message string. The error strings produced by strerror depend on the developing platform and compiler.

Syntax

char *strerror(int errnum)

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>

int main ()
{
   FILE *fp;

   fp = fopen("file.txt","r");
   if( fp == NULL ) 
   {
      printf("Error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
   }
   
   return(0);
}

Output / Return Value

Error: No such file or directory

Limitations

Alternatives / See Also

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