inet_ntoa()
Convert an Internet address into a string
Synopsis:
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
char * inet_ntoa( struct in_addr in );
Arguments:
- in
- The Internet address that you want to convert.
Library:
libsocket
Use the -l socket option to qcc to link against this library.
Description:
The inet_ntoa() routine converts an IPv4 Internet address
into an ASCII string representing the address in dot notation (for example, 127.0.0.1
).
For more information on Internet addresses, see inet_net_ntop().
Returns:
A string representing an Internet address.
Classification:
| Safety: | |
|---|---|
| Cancellation point | No |
| Interrupt handler | No |
| Signal handler | No |
| Thread | No |
Caveats:
The string returned by this function is stored in a static buffer that's reused for every call to inet_ntoa(). For a thread-safe version, see inet_ntoa_r().
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