punycode_strerror

Section: libidn (3)
Updated: 1.9
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NAME

punycode_strerror - return string describing punycode error code

SYNOPSIS

#include <punycode.h>

const char * punycode_strerror(Punycode_status rc);

ARGUMENTS

Punycode_status rc: an Punycode_status return code.

DESCRIPTION

Convert a return code integer to a text string. This string can be used to output a diagnostic message to the user.

PUNYCODE_SUCCESS

Successful operation. This value is guaranteed to always be zero, the remaining ones are only guaranteed to hold non-zero values, for logical comparison purposes.

PUNYCODE_BAD_INPUT

Input is invalid.

PUNYCODE_BIG_OUTPUT

Output would exceed the space provided.

PUNYCODE_OVERFLOW

Input needs wider integers to process.

RETURN VALUE

Returns a pointer to a statically allocated string containing a description of the error with the return code rc.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-libidn@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Simon Josefsson.
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