explain_ftell_or_die - get stream position and report errors
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libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller
explain_ftell_or_die(3)
Description
The explain_ftell_or_die function is used to call the ftell(3) system call. On failure an explanation
will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_ftell(3) function, and then the process terminates
by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).
The explain_ftell_on_error function is used to call the ftell(3) system call. On failure an explanation
will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_ftell(3) function, but still returns to the caller.
fp The fp, exactly as to be passed to the ftell(3) system call.
Example
The explain_ftell_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
long result = explain_ftell_or_die(fp);
Name
explain_ftell_or_die - get stream position and report errors
Return Value
The explain_ftell_or_die function only returns on success, see ftell(3) for more information. On failure,
prints an explanation and exits, it does not return.
The explain_ftell_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped ftell(3) system call.
See Also
ftell(3) get stream position explain_ftell(3) explain ftell(3) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process
Synopsis
#include <libexplain/ftell.h>
long explain_ftell_or_die(FILE *fp);
long explain_ftell_on_error(FILE *fp);
