---
name: "XtAppGetErrorDatabase"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libxt"
version: "1.3.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XtAppGetErrorDatabase"
---

# XtAppGetErrorDatabase(3)

obtain error database

## NAME

XtAppGetErrorDatabase, XtAppGetErrorDatabaseText - obtain error database

## SYNTAX

\#include \<X11/Intrinsic.h\>

XrmDatabase \*XtAppGetErrorDatabase(XtAppContext *app\_context*);

void XtAppGetErrorDatabaseText(XtAppContext *app\_context*, const char \**name*, const char \**type*, const char \**class*, const char \**defaultMsg*, char \**buffer\_return*, int *nbytes*, XrmDatabase *database*);

## ARGUMENTS

- *app\_context*

  Specifies the application context.

- *buffer\_return*

  Specifies the buffer into which the error message is to be returned.

- *class*

  Specifies the resource class of the error message.

- *database*

  Specifies the name of the alternative database that is to be used or NULL if the application's database is to be used.

- *defaultMsg*

  Specifies the default message to use.

- *name*

  - *type*

  Specifies the name and type that are concatenated to form the resource name of the error message.

- *nbytes*

  Specifies the size of the buffer in bytes.

## DESCRIPTION

The **XtAppGetErrorDatabase** function returns the address of the error database. The Intrinsics do a lazy binding of the error database and do not merge in the database file until the first call to **XtAppGetErrorDatbaseText**.

The **XtAppGetErrorDatabaseText** returns the appropriate message from the error database or returns the specified default message if one is not found in the error database.

## SEE ALSO

[XtAppError(3)](/XtAppError/3.md), [XtAppErrorMsg(3)](/XtAppErrorMsg/3.md)\
 *X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface*\
 *Xlib - C Language X Interface*