ZIP_ERROR_TO_STR(3) | Library Functions Manual | ZIP_ERROR_TO_STR(3)

# NAME

`zip_error_to_str` — get string representation of zip error (obsolete interface)

# LIBRARY

libzip (-lzip)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <zip.h>`

int
`zip_error_to_str`(char *buf, zip_uint64_t len, int ze, int se);

# DESCRIPTION

The function `zip_error_to_str`() is deprecated; use zip_error_init_with_code(3) and zip_error_strerror(3) instead.

Replace

    char buf[BUFSIZE];
    zip_error_to_str(buf, sizeof(buf), ze, se);
    printf("%s", buf);

with

    zip_error_t error;
    zip_error_init_with_code(&error, ze);
    printf("%s", zip_error_strerror(&error));
    zip_error_fini(&error);

# SEE ALSO

libzip(3), zip_error_init_with_code(3), zip_error_strerror(3)

# HISTORY

`zip_error_to_str`() was added in libzip 0.6. In libzip 0.10 the type of len was changed from size_t to zip_uint64_t. It was deprecated in libzip 1.0, use `zip_error_init_with_code`() and `zip_error_strerror`() instead.

# AUTHORS

Dieter Baron <dillo@nih.at> and Thomas Klausner <wiz@gatalith.at>

December 18, 2017 | NiH