NAME

explain_sprintf_or_die - formatted output conversion and report errors

SYNOPSIS

#include <libexplain/sprintf.h>

int explain_sprintf_or_die(char *data, const char *format, ...);
int explain_sprintf_on_error(char *data, const char *format, ...);

DESCRIPTION

The explain_sprintf_or_die function is used to call the sprintf(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_sprintf(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

The explain_sprintf_on_error function is used to call the sprintf(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_sprintf(3) function, but still returns to the caller.

data: The data, exactly as to be passed to the sprintf(3) system call.
format: The format, exactly as to be passed to the sprintf(3) system call.

RETURN VALUE

The explain_sprintf_or_die function only returns on success, see sprintf(3) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does not return.

The explain_sprintf_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped sprintf(3) system call.

EXAMPLE

The explain_sprintf_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:

int result = explain_sprintf_or_die(data, format, ...);

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