---
name: "memcached_strerror"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmemcached-awesome"
version: "1.1.4-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/memcached_strerror"
---

# memcached\_strerror(3)

libmemcached Documentation

## NAME

memcached\_strerror - libmemcached Documentation

## SYNOPSIS

- **#include \<libmemcached/memcached.h\>**

  Compile and link with -lmemcached

- **const char \*memcached\_strerror(memcached\_st \<#\_CPPv412memcached\_st\> \*ptr, memcached\_return\_t \<#\_CPPv418memcached\_return\_t\> rc)**

  - **Parameters**

    - •

      **ptr** -- pointer to initialized **memcached\_st** \<#\_CPPv412memcached\_st\> struct

    - •

      **rc** -- **memcached\_return\_t** \<#\_CPPv418memcached\_return\_t\> value to query the string representation for

  - **Returns**

    the string representation of **rc**

## DESCRIPTION

**memcached\_strerror()** takes a **memcached\_return\_t** \<#\_CPPv418memcached\_return\_t\> value and returns a string describing the error.

This string must not be modified by the application.

**memcached\_return\_t** \<#\_CPPv418memcached\_return\_t\> values are returned from nearly all [libmemcached(3)](/libmemcached/3.md) functions.

**memcached\_return\_t** \<#\_CPPv418memcached\_return\_t\> values are of an enum type so that you can set up responses with switch/case and know that you are capturing all possible return values.

## RETURN VALUE

**memcached\_strerror()** returns a string describing a **memcached\_return\_t** \<#\_CPPv418memcached\_return\_t\> value.

## SEE ALSO

**[memcached(1)](/memcached/1.md) \<https://linux.die.net/man/1/memcached\>** **[libmemcached(3)](/libmemcached/3.md) \<https://linux.die.net/man/3/libmemcached\>** **memcached\_return\_t \<https://linux.die.net/man//memcached\_return\_t\>**