#include <db.h> void DB_ENV->err(DB_ENV *dbenv, int error, const char *fmt, ...); void DB_ENV->errx(DB_ENV *dbenv, const char *fmt, ...);
The DB_ENV->err(), DB_ENV->errx,(),
DB->err()
and
DB->errx() methods provide
error-messaging functionality for applications written using the
Berkeley DB library.
The DB->err() and DB_ENV->err() methods constructs an error message consisting of the following elements:
An optional prefix string
If no error callback function has been set using the DB_ENV->set_errcall() method, any prefix string specified using the DB_ENV->set_errpfx() method, followed by two separating characters: a colon and a <space> character.
An optional printf-style message
The supplied message fmt, if non-NULL, in which the ANSI C X3.159-1989 (ANSI C) printf function specifies how subsequent parameters are converted for output.
A separator
Two separating characters: a colon and a <space> character.
A standard error string
The standard system or Berkeley DB library error string associated with the error value, as returned by the db_strerror method.
This constructed error message is then handled as follows:
If an error callback function has been set (see DB->set_errcall() and DB_ENV->set_errcall() ), that function is called with two parameters: any prefix string specified (see DB->set_errpfx() and DB_ENV->set_errpfx() ) and the error message.
If a C library FILE * has been set (see DB->set_errfile() and DB_ENV->set_errfile() ), the error message is written to that output stream.
If none of these output options have been configured, the error message is written to stderr, the standard error output stream.
The total length of the message written by this method, including the prefix string, can be no longer than 4096.
The error parameter is the error
value for which the DB_ENV->err() and
DB->err()
methods will display a
explanatory string.