socket_to_numeric_name(3ncs)socket_to_numeric_name(3ncs)Namesocket_to_numeric_name - convert a socket address to a numeric name and
port number
Syntax
#include <idl/c/socket.h>
void socket_$to_numeric_name(sockaddr, slength, name, nlength, port,
status
socket_$addr_t *sockaddr;
unsigned long slength;
socket_$string_t name;
unsigned long *nlength;
unsigned long *port;
status_$t *status;
Arguments
sockaddr A socket address. The socket address is the struc‐
ture returned by either or
slength The length, in bytes, of sockaddr.
name A string in the format family:host[port], where
family is the address family and host is the host
name in the standard numeric form (for example,
#192.7.8.9 for an IP address). Currently only ip
is supported for family.
nlength On input, the maximum length, in bytes, of the name
to be returned. (error if less than size of
"nnnnn.nnnn"). On output, the actual length of the
name returned.
port The port number.
status The completion status. If the completion status
returned in is equal to status_$ok , then the rou‐
tine that supplied it was successful.
Description
The routine converts a socket address to a textual address family, a
numeric host name, and a port number.
FilesSee Alsointro(3ncs), socket_family_to_name(3ncs), socket_from_name(3ncs),
socket_to_name(3ncs)socket_to_numeric_name(3ncs)
