arpa_inet.h(7POSIX) POSIX Programmer's Manual arpa_inet.h(7POSIX)
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NAME
arpa/inet.h — definitions for internet operations
SYNOPSIS
#include <arpa/inet.h>
DESCRIPTION
The <arpa/inet.h> header shall define the in_port_t and in_addr_t types as described in
<netinet/in.h>.
The <arpa/inet.h> header shall define the in_addr structure as described in
<netinet/in.h>.
The <arpa/inet.h> header shall define the INET_ADDRSTRLEN and INET6_ADDRSTRLEN macros as
described in <netinet/in.h>.
The following shall be declared as functions, or defined as macros, or both. If functions
are declared, function prototypes shall be provided.
uint32_t htonl(uint32_t);
uint16_t htons(uint16_t);
uint32_t ntohl(uint32_t);
uint16_t ntohs(uint16_t);
The <arpa/inet.h> header shall define the uint32_t and uint16_t types as described in
<inttypes.h>.
The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as macros. Function
prototypes shall be provided.
in_addr_t inet_addr(const char *);
char *inet_ntoa(struct in_addr);
const char *inet_ntop(int, const void *restrict, char *restrict,
socklen_t);
int inet_pton(int, const char *restrict, void *restrict);
Inclusion of the <arpa/inet.h> header may also make visible all symbols from
<netinet/in.h> and <inttypes.h>.
The following sections are informative.
SEE ALSO
<inttypes.h>, <netinet_in.h>
The System Interfaces volume of POSIX.1‐2008, htonl(), inet_addr(), inet_ntop()
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std
1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System
Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. (This is
POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the event of any discrep‐
ancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original
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