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.
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies.  

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for libidn is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and libidn programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info libidn

should give you access to the complete manual.