ferror

Syntax

int ferror(int filepointer)

Arguments

filepointer
Pointer to a file such as created by fopen.

Return

Zero if no error is set for the specified file, non-zero value otherwise.

Description

Tests the error indicator for the specified file. If the error indicator is set, then it returns a nonzero value. If the error indicator is not set, then it returns zero.

Also see

clearerr

Comments

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