HP-UX IPv6 Porting Guide (September 2004)

Function Calls Converting Names to Addresses
getipnodebyname(3N)
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getipnodebyname(3N)
An application program calls the getipnodebyname() function to performs lookups for
IPv4/IPv6 hosts.
NOTE Starting with HP-UX 11i v2, the getipnodebyname() function is entering
OBSOLESCENCE, and will be OBSOLETED in a future HP-UX release.
Therefore, it is recommended the getnameinfo() function be used instead.
Syntax
Host_ptr=getipnodebyname(const char *name, int addr_family, int flags, int *error_num);
Parameters
*name : A pointer to a node name or numeric string, such as an IPv4 dotted-decimal address or
an IPv6 hexadecimal address.
Addr_family : An integer that sets the address-type searched-for and returned-by the
function. Addr_family is either AF_INET (IPv4) or AF_INET6 (IPv6).
flags : An integer that specifies the conditions for returning an address, such as IPv6-only,
IPv4-mapped if no IPv6 address found, or return an address only if the remote node name has
at least one IP address configured.
*error_num : A pointer to the error code returned by the getipnodebyname() function.
Host_ptr : The struct hostent returned by the getipnodebyname() function, containing one
or more IP address for name .
The hostent structure comprises the following fields:
char *h_name : A pointer to the canonical name (Fully Qualified Name) of host name.
char **h_alias : A pointer to an array of pointers-to-aliases for the host name.
int h_addrtype : The type of address returned within the hostent structure: either AF_INET
for IPv4 addresses or AF_INET6 for IPv6 addresses.
int h_length : The length of the IP address pointed-to by name , either 4 octets (IPv4) or 16
octets (IPv6)*.
char **h_addr_list[0] : Pointer to an array of pointers-to-IPv4-or-IPv6-addresses for the
host name.