inet_network()

Convert a string into an Internet network number

Synopsis:

#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>

unsigned long inet_network( const char * cp );

Library:

socket3r.lib, socket3s.lib

Description:

The inet_network() routine converts a string representing an Internet address (for example, "127.0.0.1") into a numeric Internet network number.

All Internet addresses are returned in network order (bytes are ordered from left to right). All network numbers and local address parts are returned as machine-format integer values. For more information on Internet addresses, see inet_aton().

Returns:

An Internet network number, or INADDR_NONE if an error occurs.

Classification:

Standard Unix, POSIX 1003.1g (draft)

See also:

inet_addr(), inet_aton()