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explain_strtof(3) | Library Functions Manual | explain_strtof(3) |
NAME¶
explain_strtof - explain strtof(3) errorsSYNOPSIS¶
#include <libexplain/strtof.h>DESCRIPTION¶
These functions may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by the strtof(3) system call.explain_strtof¶
const char *explain_strtof(const char *nptr, char **endptr); The explain_strtof function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the strtof(3) system call. The least the message will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail. The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be decoded.- nptr
- The original nptr, exactly as passed to the strtof(3) system call.
- endptr
- The original endptr, exactly as passed to the strtof(3) system call.
- Returns:
- The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared by all libexplain functions which do not supply a buffer in their argument list. This will be overwritten by the next call to any libexplain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.
float result = strtof(nptr, endptr);
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_strtof(nptr, endptr));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
explain_errno_strtof¶
const char *explain_errno_strtof(int errnum, const char *nptr, char **endptr); The explain_errno_strtof function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the strtof(3) system call. The least the message will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.- errnum
- The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the errno global variable just before this function is called. This is necessary if you need to call any code between the system call to be explained and this function, because many libc functions will alter the value of errno.
- nptr
- The original nptr, exactly as passed to the strtof(3) system call.
- endptr
- The original endptr, exactly as passed to the strtof(3) system call.
- Returns:
- The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared by all libexplain functions which do not supply a buffer in their argument list. This will be overwritten by the next call to any libexplain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.
float result = strtof(nptr, endptr);
{ int err = errno;
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_strtof(err, nptr, endptr));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
explain_message_strtof¶
void explain_message_strtof(char *message, int message_size, const char *nptr, char **endptr); The explain_message_strtof function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the strtof(3) system call. The least the message will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail. The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be decoded.- message
- The location in which to store the returned message. If a suitable message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.
- message_size
- The size in bytes of the location in which to store the returned message.
- nptr
- The original nptr, exactly as passed to the strtof(3) system call.
- endptr
- The original endptr, exactly as passed to the strtof(3) system call.
float result = strtof(nptr, endptr);
{ char message[3000];explain_message_strtof(message, sizeof(message), nptr, endptr);
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
explain_message_errno_strtof¶
void explain_message_errno_strtof(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, const char *nptr, char **endptr); The explain_message_errno_strtof function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the strtof(3) system call. The least the message will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.- message
- The location in which to store the returned message. If a suitable message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.
- message_size
- The size in bytes of the location in which to store the returned message.
- errnum
- The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the errno global variable just before this function is called. This is necessary if you need to call any code between the system call to be explained and this function, because many libc functions will alter the value of errno.
- nptr
- The original nptr, exactly as passed to the strtof(3) system call.
- endptr
- The original endptr, exactly as passed to the strtof(3) system call.
float result = strtof(nptr, endptr);
{ int err = errno; char message[3000];explain_message_errno_strtof(message, sizeof(message), err, nptr, endptr);
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
SEE ALSO¶
- strtof(3)
- convert ASCII string to floating‐point number
- explain_strtof_or_die(3)
- convert ASCII string to floating‐point number and report errors