# PR_GetErrorText

Copies the current thread's current error text without altering the text
as stored in the thread's context.

## Syntax

```{code}
#include <prerror.h>

PRInt32 PR_GetErrorText(char *text);
```

### Parameters

The function has one parameter:

`text`

: On output, the array pointed to contains the thread's current error
  text.

## Returns

The actual number of bytes copied. If the result is zero, `text` is
unaffected.