hstrerror() -- map h_errno value to error message string

SYNOPSIS

#include <netdb.h>

char *hstrerror(int errnum);

The hstrerror() function maps errnum, a possible value of h_errno, to an error message string. Note that subsequent calls to hstrerror() may overwrite the buffer addressed by the returned pointer.

PARAMETERS

errnum: Is the value of h_errno to interpret.

RETURN VALUES

The hstrerror() function returns a pointer to a null-terminated string that describes the error condition associated with the global variable h_errno having a value of errnum.