NAME

ipaddr_sockaddr - returns sockaddr structure corresponding to the IP address

SYNOPSIS

#include <libdill.h>
const struct sockaddr* ipaddr_sockaddr(
    const struct ipaddr* addr);
    

DESCRIPTION

Returns sockaddr structure corresponding to the IP address. This function is typically used in combination with ipaddr_len to pass address and its length to POSIX socket APIs.

addr: IP address object.

This function is not available if libdill is compiled with --disable-sockets option.

RETURN VALUE

Pointer to sockaddr structure correspoding to the address object.

ERRORS

None.

EXAMPLE

ipaddr addr;
ipaddr_remote(&addr, "www.example.org", 80, 0, -1);
int s = socket(ipaddr_family(addr), SOCK_STREAM, 0);
connect(s, ipaddr_sockaddr(&addr), ipaddr_len(&addr));

SEE ALSO

ipaddr_equal(3) ipaddr_family(3) ipaddr_len(3) ipaddr_local(3) ipaddr_port(3) ipaddr_remote(3) ipaddr_remotes(3) ipaddr_setport(3) ipaddr_str(3)