go/src/pkg/os/error.go

// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

package os

// PathError records an error and the operation and file path that caused it.
type PathError struct {
	Op   string
	Path string
	Err  error
}

func (e *PathError) Error() string { return e.Op + " " + e.Path + ": " + e.Err.Error() }

// SyscallError records an error from a specific system call.
type SyscallError struct {
	Syscall string
	Err     error
}

func (e *SyscallError) Error() string { return e.Syscall + ": " + e.Err.Error() }

// NewSyscallError returns, as an error, a new SyscallError
// with the given system call name and error details.
// As a convenience, if err is nil, NewSyscallError returns nil.
func NewSyscallError(syscall string, err error) error {
	if err == nil {
		return nil
	}
	return &SyscallError{syscall, err}
}