gd_error (3)

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
SEE ALSO

NAME

gd_error --- report a GetData library error

SYNOPSIS

#include <getdata.h>
int gd_error(const DIRFILE *dirfile);

DESCRIPTION

The gd_error() function returns the numeric dirfile error associated with the dirfile dirfile which is set by many GetData library functions.

The dirfile argument should point to a DIRFILE object previously created by a call to gd_open(3).

A textual description of the error may be obtained by calling gd_error_string(3).

RETURN VALUE

The gd_error() function always returns the dirfile error corresponding to the error state of the last library call on the supplied DIRFILE object.

SEE ALSO

gd_open(3), gd_error_string(3)