Error Handling

Enumerations
enum	GS_ERROR {   GS_OK = 0, GS_ERROR_WINSOCK, GS_ERROR_UNKNOWNTYPE, GS_ERROR_UNKNOWNHOST,   GS_ERROR_CONNECT, GS_ERROR_TIMEOUT, GS_ERROR_CORRUPT, GS_ERROR_UNKNOWNPORT,   GS_ERROR_NOTIMPLEMENTED, GS_ERROR_INVALIDPARAMETER }
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Functions
unsigned short	GSLastError (void)
	Retrieves information on the last error, if any.
const char *	GSErrorString (unsigned short err)
	Translates an error code into a human-readable string.
const char *	GSLastErrorString (void)
	Retrieves information on the last error, if any.

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Enumeration Type Documentation

enum GS_ERROR

Error types. Enumeration values: GS_OK  Everything went okay. GS_ERROR_WINSOCK  An internal Windows Sockets error occured. GS_ERROR_UNKNOWNTYPE  Unknown server type. GS_ERROR_UNKNOWNHOST  Unable to resolve host or invalid IP. GS_ERROR_CONNECT  Unable to connect to host. GS_ERROR_TIMEOUT  Connection timed out, host may be unreachable. GS_ERROR_CORRUPT  Unknown or currupt response recieved. GS_ERROR_UNKNOWNPORT  Could not determine the server port. GS_ERROR_NOTIMPLEMENTED  Function not yet implemented. GS_ERROR_INVALIDPARAMETER  Invalid parameter.

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Function Documentation

const char* GSErrorString (  unsigned short  err  )

Translates an error code into a human-readable string. Parameters: err  The error code to retrieve. Returns: The string associated with the error, or NULL on an invalid error code.

unsigned short GSLastError (  void   )

Retrieves information on the last error, if any. Returns: The error code of the last error. If no error has occured, GS_OK. See also: GS_ERROR, GSLastErrorString()

const char* GSLastErrorString (  void   )

Retrieves information on the last error, if any. Returns: A human-readable string representing the last error to occur. Note: This is equivalent to calling GSErrorString(GSLastError())

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