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Why to use WSAGetLastError instead of GetLastError?

Himanshu Singh 1 Reputation point
2022-03-08T08:00:28.467+00:00

On Windows WSAGetLastError and GetLastError both the api are giving same values.

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So , Can I use GetLastError() api instead of WSAGetLastError()?

Is there any benefit we will get if we use WSAGetLastError instead of GetLastError

Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
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  1. Castorix31 83,206 Reputation points
    2022-03-08T08:36:20.13+00:00

    WSAGetLastError just calls GetLastError in Ws2_32.dll