NAME
inet_addr, inet_ntoa - IPv4 address manipulation
SYNOPSIS
#include <arpa/inet.h>
in_addr_t inet_addr(const char *cp);
char *inet_ntoa(struct in_addr in);
DESCRIPTION
The inet_addr() function shall convert the string pointed to by cp, in
the standard IPv4 dotted decimal notation, to an integer value suitable
for use as an Internet address.
The inet_ntoa() function shall convert the Internet host address
specified by in to a string in the Internet standard dot notation.
The inet_ntoa() function need not be reentrant. A function that is not
required to be reentrant is not required to be thread-safe.
All Internet addresses shall be returned in network order (bytes
ordered from left to right).
Values specified using IPv4 dotted decimal notation take one of the
following forms:
a.b.c.d
When four parts are specified, each shall be interpreted as a
byte of data and assigned, from left to right, to the four bytes
of an Internet address.
a.b.c When a three-part address is specified, the last part shall be
interpreted as a 16-bit quantity and placed in the rightmost two
bytes of the network address. This makes the three-part address
format convenient for specifying Class B network addresses as
"128.net.host" .
a.b When a two-part address is supplied, the last part shall be
interpreted as a 24-bit quantity and placed in the rightmost
three bytes of the network address. This makes the two-part
address format convenient for specifying Class A network
addresses as "net.host" .
a When only one part is given, the value shall be stored directly
in the network address without any byte rearrangement.
All numbers supplied as parts in IPv4 dotted decimal notation may be
decimal, octal, or hexadecimal, as specified in the ISO C standard
(that is, a leading 0x or 0X implies hexadecimal; otherwise, a leading
’0’ implies octal; otherwise, the number is interpreted as decimal).
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, inet_addr() shall return the Internet
address. Otherwise, it shall return ( in_addr_t)(-1).
The inet_ntoa() function shall return a pointer to the network address
in Internet standard dot notation.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
The return value of inet_ntoa() may point to static data that may be
overwritten by subsequent calls to inet_ntoa().
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
endhostent() , endnetent() , the Base Definitions volume of
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <arpa/inet.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .