ERR_GET_ERROR

Section: OpenSSL (3SSL)
Updated: 2024-03-03
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NAME

ERR_get_error, ERR_peek_error, ERR_peek_last_error, ERR_get_error_line, ERR_peek_error_line, ERR_peek_last_error_line, ERR_peek_error_func, ERR_peek_last_error_func, ERR_peek_error_data, ERR_peek_last_error_data, ERR_get_error_all, ERR_peek_error_all, ERR_peek_last_error_all, ERR_get_error_line_data, ERR_peek_error_line_data, ERR_peek_last_error_line_data - obtain error code and data  

SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/err.h>

 unsigned long ERR_get_error(void);
 unsigned long ERR_peek_error(void);
 unsigned long ERR_peek_last_error(void);

 unsigned long ERR_peek_error_line(const char **file, int *line);
 unsigned long ERR_peek_last_error_line(const char **file, int *line);

 unsigned long ERR_peek_error_func(const char **func);
 unsigned long ERR_peek_last_error_func(const char **func);

 unsigned long ERR_peek_error_data(const char **data, int *flags);
 unsigned long ERR_peek_last_error_data(const char **data, int *flags);

 unsigned long ERR_get_error_all(const char **file, int *line,
                                 const char **func,
                                 const char **data, int *flags);
 unsigned long ERR_peek_error_all(const char **file, int *line,
                                  const char **func,
                                  const char **data, int *flags);
 unsigned long ERR_peek_last_error_all(const char **file, int *line,
                                       const char *func,
                                       const char **data, int *flags);

The following functions have been deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, and can be hidden entirely by defining OPENSSL_API_COMPAT with a suitable version value, see openssl_user_macros(7):

 unsigned long ERR_get_error_line(const char **file, int *line);
 unsigned long ERR_get_error_line_data(const char **file, int *line,
                                       const char **data, int *flags);
 unsigned long ERR_peek_error_line_data(const char **file, int *line,
                                        const char **data, int *flags);
 unsigned long ERR_peek_last_error_line_data(const char **file, int *line,
                                             const char **data, int *flags);

 

DESCRIPTION

ERR_get_error() returns the earliest error code from the thread's error queue and removes the entry. This function can be called repeatedly until there are no more error codes to return.

ERR_peek_error() returns the earliest error code from the thread's error queue without modifying it.

ERR_peek_last_error() returns the latest error code from the thread's error queue without modifying it.

See ERR_GET_LIB(3) for obtaining further specific information such as the reason of the error, and ERR_error_string(3) for human-readable error messages.

ERR_get_error_all() is the same as ERR_get_error(), but on success it additionally stores the filename, line number and function where the error occurred in *file, *line and *func, and also extra text and flags in *data, *flags. If any of those parameters are NULL, it will not be changed. An unset filename is indicated as "``, i.e. an empty string. An unset line number is indicated as 0. An unset function name is indicated as ''", i.e. an empty string.

A pointer returned this way by these functions and the ones below is valid until the respective entry is overwritten in the error queue.

ERR_peek_error_line() and ERR_peek_last_error_line() are the same as ERR_peek_error() and ERR_peek_last_error(), but on success they additionally store the filename and line number where the error occurred in *file and *line, as far as they are not NULL. An unset filename is indicated as "", i.e., an empty string. An unset line number is indicated as 0.

ERR_peek_error_func() and ERR_peek_last_error_func() are the same as ERR_peek_error() and ERR_peek_last_error(), but on success they additionally store the name of the function where the error occurred in *func, unless it is NULL. An unset function name is indicated as "".

ERR_peek_error_data() and ERR_peek_last_error_data() are the same as ERR_peek_error() and ERR_peek_last_error(), but on success they additionally store additional data and flags associated with the error code in *data and *flags, as far as they are not NULL. Unset data is indicated as "". In this case the value given for the flag is irrelevant (and equals 0). *data contains a string if *flags&ERR_TXT_STRING is true.

ERR_peek_error_all() and ERR_peek_last_error_all() are combinations of all of the above.

ERR_get_error_line(), ERR_get_error_line_data(), ERR_peek_error_line_data() and ERR_peek_last_error_line_data() are older variants of ERR_get_error_all(), ERR_peek_error_all() and ERR_peek_last_error_all(), and may give confusing results. They should no longer be used and are therefore deprecated.

An application MUST NOT free the *data pointer (or any other pointers returned by these functions) with OPENSSL_free() as freeing is handled automatically by the error library.  

RETURN VALUES

The error code, or 0 if there is no error in the queue.  

SEE ALSO

ERR_error_string(3), ERR_GET_LIB(3)  

HISTORY

ERR_peek_error_func(), ERR_peek_last_error_func(), ERR_peek_error_data(), ERR_peek_last_error_data(), ERR_peek_error_all() and ERR_peek_last_error_all() were added in OpenSSL 3.0.

ERR_get_error_line(), ERR_get_error_line_data(), ERR_peek_error_line_data() and ERR_peek_last_error_line_data() became deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.  

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2000-2022 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the ``License''). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.


 

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