@deftypefun {gnutls_alert_description_t} {gnutls_alert_get} (gnutls_session_t @var{session})

@var{session}: is a @code{gnutls_session_t}  type.

This function will return the last alert number received.  This

function should be called when @code{GNUTLS_E_WARNING_ALERT_RECEIVED}  or

@code{GNUTLS_E_FATAL_ALERT_RECEIVED}  errors are returned by a gnutls

function.  The peer may send alerts if he encounters an error.

If no alert has been received the returned value is undefined.

@strong{Returns:} the last alert received, a

@code{gnutls_alert_description_t}  value.

@end deftypefun