curl_easy_strerror(3)

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 run-time.

EXAMPLE
  /* Perform the request, res will get the return code */
  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
This function was added in libcurl 7.12.0

RETURN VALUE
A pointer to a null-terminated string.

SEE ALSO
libcurl-errors(3), curl_multi_strerror(3), curl_share_strerror(3), curl_url_strerror(3)