NAME

inet_ntoa − Translate an Internet address into a dot-formatted character string

SYNOPSIS

#include <arpa/inet.h>
char ∗inet_ntoa(
        struct in_addr net_addr );

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc)

STANDARDS

Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:

inet_ntoa():  XNS4.0, XNS5.0

Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags. 

PARAMETERS

net_addr
Defines an Internet network byte-ordered address to be converted to an equivalent character string.

DESCRIPTION

The inet_ntoa() function translates an Internet network byte-ordered address into a dot-formatted character string. 

NOTES

[Tru64 UNIX]  For inet_ntoa(), a return value points to thread-specific data, which is overwritten by any subsequent calls from the same thread. 

RETURN VALUES

The inet_ntoa() function returns a pointer to a dot-formatted Internet character string network address. 

SEE ALSO

Functions: inet_addr(3), inet_lnaof(3), inet_makeaddr(3), inet_netof(3), inet_network(3)

Standards: standards(5)

Network Programmer’s Guide