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.TH sasl_errstring 3 "10 July 2001" SASL "SASL man pages"
.SH NAME
sasl_errstring \- Translate a SASL return code to a human-readable form


.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <sasl/sasl.h>

.sp
.BI "const char * sasl_errstring(int " saslerr ", "
.BI "			        const char * " langlist ", "
.BI "			        const char ** " outlang ");"

.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION

.B sasl_usererr
is called to convert a SASL return code (an integer) into a human
readable string. At this time the only language available is american
english written by programmers (aka gobbledygook).
Note that a server should call sasl_usererr on a return code first if
the string is going to be sent to the client.
.PP
.I saslerr
specifies the error number to convert.
.PP
.I langlist
is currently unused; Use NULL.
.PP
.I outlang
specifies the desired RFC 1766 language for output.  NULL defaults to "en-us,"
currently the only supported language.
.PP
It should be noted that this function is not the recommended means of
extracting error code information from SASL, instead application should
use sasl_errdetail(3), which contains this information (and more)
.PP
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
Returns the string.  If langlist is NULL, US-ASCII is used.
.PP
.SH "CONFORMING TO"
RFC 4422
.SH "SEE ALSO"
sasl(3), sasl_errdetail(3), sasl_errors(3)