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<refentry xml:id="function.ldap-err2str" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ldap_err2str</refname>
  <refpurpose>Convert LDAP error number into string error message</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>string</type><methodname>ldap_err2str</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>errno</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Returns the string error message explaining the error number
   <parameter>errno</parameter>. While LDAP errno numbers are standardized,
   different libraries return different or even localized textual error
   messages. Never check for a specific error message text, but always use an
   error number to check.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>errno</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The error number.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns the error message, as a string.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Enumerating all LDAP error messages</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
  for ($i=0; $i<100; $i++) {
    printf("Error $i: %s<br />\n", ldap_err2str($i));
  }
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>ldap_errno</function></member>
    <member><function>ldap_error</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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