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SDL_error.h
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2 Simple DirectMedia Layer
3 Copyright (C) 1997-2024 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
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21
22/**
23 * \file SDL_error.h
24 *
25 * Simple error message routines for SDL.
26 */
27
28#ifndef SDL_error_h_
29#define SDL_error_h_
30
31#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
32
33#include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
34/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
35#ifdef __cplusplus
36extern "C" {
37#endif
38
39/* Public functions */
40
41
42/**
43 * Set the SDL error message for the current thread.
44 *
45 * Calling this function will replace any previous error message that was set.
46 *
47 * This function always returns -1, since SDL frequently uses -1 to signify an
48 * failing result, leading to this idiom:
49 *
50 * ```c
51 * if (error_code) {
52 * return SDL_SetError("This operation has failed: %d", error_code);
53 * }
54 * ```
55 *
56 * \param fmt a printf()-style message format string
57 * \param ... additional parameters matching % tokens in the `fmt` string, if
58 * any
59 * \returns always -1.
60 *
61 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
62 *
63 * \sa SDL_ClearError
64 * \sa SDL_GetError
65 */
66extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_SetError(SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(1);
67
68/**
69 * Retrieve a message about the last error that occurred on the current
70 * thread.
71 *
72 * It is possible for multiple errors to occur before calling SDL_GetError().
73 * Only the last error is returned.
74 *
75 * The message is only applicable when an SDL function has signaled an error.
76 * You must check the return values of SDL function calls to determine when to
77 * appropriately call SDL_GetError(). You should *not* use the results of
78 * SDL_GetError() to decide if an error has occurred! Sometimes SDL will set
79 * an error string even when reporting success.
80 *
81 * SDL will *not* clear the error string for successful API calls. You *must*
82 * check return values for failure cases before you can assume the error
83 * string applies.
84 *
85 * Error strings are set per-thread, so an error set in a different thread
86 * will not interfere with the current thread's operation.
87 *
88 * The returned string is internally allocated and must not be freed by the
89 * application.
90 *
91 * \returns a message with information about the specific error that occurred,
92 * or an empty string if there hasn't been an error message set since
93 * the last call to SDL_ClearError(). The message is only applicable
94 * when an SDL function has signaled an error. You must check the
95 * return values of SDL function calls to determine when to
96 * appropriately call SDL_GetError().
97 *
98 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
99 *
100 * \sa SDL_ClearError
101 * \sa SDL_SetError
102 */
103extern DECLSPEC const char *SDLCALL SDL_GetError(void);
104
105/**
106 * Clear any previous error message for this thread.
107 *
108 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
109 *
110 * \sa SDL_GetError
111 * \sa SDL_SetError
112 */
113extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_ClearError(void);
114
115/**
116 * \name Internal error functions
117 *
118 * \internal
119 * Private error reporting function - used internally.
120 */
121/* @{ */
122#define SDL_OutOfMemory() SDL_Error(SDL_ENOMEM)
123#define SDL_Unsupported() SDL_Error(SDL_UNSUPPORTED)
124#define SDL_InvalidParamError(param) SDL_SetError("Parameter '%s' is invalid", (param))
134
135/**
136 * SDL_Error()
137 *
138 * \param code Error code
139 * \returns unconditionally -1.
140 *
141 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
142 */
143extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_Error(SDL_errorcode code);
144/* @} *//* Internal error functions */
145
146/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
147#ifdef __cplusplus
148}
149#endif
150#include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>
151
152#endif /* SDL_error_h_ */
int SDL_SetError(SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt,...) SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(1)
SDL_errorcode
Definition SDL_error.h:126
@ SDL_EFSEEK
Definition SDL_error.h:130
@ SDL_LASTERROR
Definition SDL_error.h:132
@ SDL_EFWRITE
Definition SDL_error.h:129
@ SDL_UNSUPPORTED
Definition SDL_error.h:131
@ SDL_EFREAD
Definition SDL_error.h:128
@ SDL_ENOMEM
Definition SDL_error.h:127
const char * SDL_GetError(void)
int SDL_Error(SDL_errorcode code)
void SDL_ClearError(void)
#define SDL_PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING
Definition SDL_stdinc.h:315
#define SDL_PRINTF_VARARG_FUNC(fmtargnumber)
Definition SDL_stdinc.h:326