#include <db_cxx.h>

DbEnv::err(int error, const char *fmt, ...);

DbEnv::errx(const char *fmt, ...);

The DbEnv::err, DbEnv::errx, Db::err and Db::errx methods provide error-messaging functionality for applications written using the Berkeley DB library.

The Db::err and DbEnv::err methods constructs an error message consisting of the following elements:

An optional prefix string

• If no error callback function has been set using the DbEnv::set_errcall method, any prefix string specified using the DbEnv::set_errpfx method, followed by two separating characters: a colon and a <space> character.

An optional printf-style message

• The supplied message fmt, if non-NULL, in which the ANSI C X3.159-1989 (ANSI C) printf function specifies how subsequent parameters are converted for output.

A separator

• Two separating characters: a colon and a <space> character.

A standard error string

• The standard system or Berkeley DB library error string associated with the error value, as returned by the DbEnv::strerror method.

The Db::errx and DbEnv::errx methods are the same as the Db::err and DbEnv::err methods, except they do not append the final separator characters and standard error string to the error message.

This constructed error message is then handled as follows:

If an error callback function has been set (see Db::set_errcall and DbEnv::set_errcall), that function is called with two parameters: any prefix string specified (see Db::set_errpfx and DbEnv::set_errpfx) and the error message.

If a C library FILE * has been set (see Db::set_errfile and DbEnv::set_errfile), the error message is written to that output stream.

If a C++ ostream has been set (see DbEnv::set_error_stream and Db::set_error_stream), the error message is written to that stream.

If none of these output options has been configured, the error message is written to stderr, the standard error output stream.

• The error parameter is the error value for which the DbEnv::err and Db::err methods will display a explanatory string.

• The fmt parameter is an optional printf-style message to display.