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explain_strtoull(3)	    Library Functions Manual	     explain_strtoull(3)

NAME
     explain_strtoull - explain strtoull(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/strtoull.h>
     const char *explain_strtoull(const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base);
     const char *explain_errno_strtoull(int errnum, const char *nptr, char
     **endptr, int base);
     void explain_message_strtoull(char *message, int message_size, const char
     *nptr, char **endptr, int base);
     void explain_message_errno_strtoull(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base);

DESCRIPTION
     These  functions  may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by
     the strtoull(3) system call.

   explain_strtoull
     const char *explain_strtoull(const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base);

     The explain_strtoull function is used to obtain an explanation of an  error
     returned by the strtoull(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  de-
     coded.

     nptr    The  original  nptr,  exactly  as	passed to the strtoull(3) system
	     call.

     endptr  The original endptr, exactly as passed to	the  strtoull(3)  system
	     call.

     base    The  original  base,  exactly  as	passed to the strtoull(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 ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.

     Note: This function is not thread safe, because it shares a  return  buffer
     across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    unsigned long long result = strtoull(nptr, endptr, base);
	    if (result < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_strtoull(nptr, endptr, base));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code  example  is  available  pre-packaged  as  the  explain_str-
     toull_or_die(3) function.

   explain_errno_strtoull
     const char *explain_errno_strtoull(int errnum, const char *nptr, char
     **endptr, int base);

     The  explain_errno_strtoull function is used to obtain an explanation of an
     error returned by the strtoull(3) system call.  The least the message  will
     contain  is  the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much bet-
     ter, 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 neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained  and  this function, because many libc functions will alter
	     the value of errno.

     nptr    The original nptr, exactly as  passed  to	the  strtoull(3)  system
	     call.

     endptr  The  original  endptr,  exactly as passed to the strtoull(3) system
	     call.

     base    The original base, exactly as  passed  to	the  strtoull(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  ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.

     Note:  This  function is not thread safe, because it shares a return buffer
     across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

     Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar  to  the
     following example:
	    unsigned long long result = strtoull(nptr, endptr, base);
	    if (result < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_strtoull(err, nptr,
		endptr, base));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The  above  code  example	is  available  pre-packaged  as the explain_str-
     toull_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_strtoull
     void explain_message_strtoull(char *message, int message_size, const char
     *nptr, char **endptr, int base);

     The explain_message_strtoull function is used to obtain an  explanation  of
     an  error	returned  by the strtoull(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 de-
     coded.

     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  strtoull(3)  system
	     call.

     endptr  The  original  endptr,  exactly as passed to the strtoull(3) system
	     call.

     base    The original base, exactly as  passed  to	the  strtoull(3)  system
	     call.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    unsigned long long result = strtoull(nptr, endptr, base);
	    if (result < 0)
	    {
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_strtoull(message, sizeof(message), nptr, endptr,
		base);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code  example  is  available  pre-packaged  as  the  explain_str-
     toull_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_errno_strtoull
     void explain_message_errno_strtoull(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base);

     The  explain_message_errno_strtoull  function is used to obtain an explana-
     tion of an error returned by the strtoull(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 neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained  and  this function, because many libc functions will alter
	     the value of errno.

     nptr    The original nptr, exactly as  passed  to	the  strtoull(3)  system
	     call.

     endptr  The  original  endptr,  exactly as passed to the strtoull(3) system
	     call.

     base    The original base, exactly as  passed  to	the  strtoull(3)  system
	     call.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    unsigned long long result = strtoull(nptr, endptr, base);
	    if (result < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_errno_strtoull(message, sizeof(message), err,
		nptr, endptr, base);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code  example  is  available  pre-packaged  as  the  explain_str-
     toull_or_die(3) function.

SEE ALSO
     strtoull(3)
	     convert a string to an unsigned long integer

     explain_strtoull_or_die(3)
	     convert a string to an unsigned long integer and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller

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