get_error (3) Linux Manual Page
NAME
get_error — report a getdata library error
SYNOPSIS
#include <getdata.h>
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int get_error(const DIRFILE *dirfile);
DESCRIPTION
get_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 dirfile_open(3).
A textual description of the error may be obtained by calling get_error_string(3).
RETURN VALUE
The get_error() function always returns the dirfile error corresponding to the error state of the last library call on the supplied DIRFILE object.
SEE ALSO
dirfile_open(3), get_error_string(3)