MEMCACHED_STRERROR(3)

🦋 MEMCACHED_STRERROR — libmemcached-awesome edition ✨

okay bestie, sit down, grab a boba 🧋, because we're talking about memcached_strerror — the little libmemcached function that turns your cryptic error codes into actual human words. it's giving translator, it's giving emotional support for your errno. 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

memcached_strerror — libmemcached Documentation. yes that's literally it, she's a simple queen 👑

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

like, here's how you bring her into your life:

#include <libmemcached/memcached.h>

and don't forget to compile and link with -lmemcached or she simply will not show up, no cap 😭

const char *memcached_strerror(memcached_st *ptr, memcached_return_t rc)

🎀 Parameters

• ptr — pointer to initialized memcached_st struct. she's gotta be initialized, bestie, don't be sending her uninitialized, that's not the vibe 🙈
• rc — the memcached_return_t value you want the string representation for. like "hey what does this number MEAN" and she tells you 🫶

⭐ Returns

the string representation of rc. periodt.

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so memcached_strerror() takes a memcached_return_t value and hands you back a string describing the error. that's it. that's the whole job. and she does it flawlessly 💅

🚨 BIG WARNING BESTIE — this string must not be modified by the application. do NOT touch it. do NOT write to it. do NOT try to be cute with it. look respectfully, then move on. 🙅♀️

memcached_return_t values are returned from nearly all libmemcached(3) functions — like, ALL of them, she's everywhere, she's the main character 👑

and here's the iconic part: memcached_return_t values are of an enum type, which means you can set up your responses with switch/case and know that you're capturing all possible return values. exhaustive switch statements?? we LOVE to see it. no forgotten edge cases, no 3am debugging, immaculate ✨

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🌈 RETURN VALUE 🌈

memcached_strerror() returns a string describing a memcached_return_t value. yes, again. because that IS the whole point of her existence and she's thriving 💜

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• memcached(1)
• libmemcached(3)
• memcached_return_t

go read those too, bestie, knowledge is free and it's cute 📚🦋

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and that's the whole page!! this was libmemcached-awesome version 1.1, dated Jul 24, 2025, and honestly? she ate. 💅✨ mwah, go forth and never modify that error string, ily 🫶💖