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.TH SLP_STRERROR 3SLP "Jan 16, 2003"
.SH NAME
slp_strerror \- map SLP error codes to messages
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <slp.h>

\fBconst char*\fR \fBslp_strerror\fR(\fBSLPError\fR \fIerr_code\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBslp_strerror()\fR function maps \fBerr_code\fR to a string explanation
of the error. The returned string is owned by the library and must not be
freed.
.SH PARAMETERS
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIerr_code\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 12n
An \fBSLP\fR error code.
.RE

.SH ERRORS
.sp
.LP
This function or its callback may return any \fBSLP\fR error code. See the
ERRORS section in \fBslp_api\fR(3SLP).
.SH EXAMPLES
.LP
\fBExample 1 \fRUsing \fBslp_sterror()\fR
.sp
.LP
The following example returns the message that corresponds to the error code:

.sp
.in +2
.nf
SLPError error;
const char* msg;
msg = slp_streerror(err);
.fi
.in -2

.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSLP_CONF_FILE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 17n
When set, use this file for configuration.
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR slp_api (3SLP),
.BR slp.conf (5),
.BR slpd.reg (5),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR slpd (8)
.sp
.LP
\fISystem Administration Guide: Network Services\fR
.sp
.LP
Kempf, J. and Guttman, E. \fIRFC 2614, An API for Service Location\fR. The
Internet Society. June 1999.