NAME

       ares_inet_pton - convert an IPv4 or IPv6 address from text to binary form

SYNOPSIS

       #include <ares.h>

       const char *ares_inet_pton(int af, const char *src, void *dst);

DESCRIPTION

       This is a portable version with the identical functionality of the commonly available inet_pton.

       The  ares_inet_pton()  function  converts  the  address  in  its standard text presentation form into its
       numeric binary form. The af argument shall specify the family of the address. The  AF_INET  and  AF_INET6
       address  families  shall  be  supported.  The  src argument points to the string being passed in. The dst
       argument points to a buffer into which the function stores the  numeric  address;  this  shall  be  large
       enough to hold the numeric address (32 bits for AF_INET, 128 bits for AF_INET6).

SEE ALSO

       ares_init(3), ares_inet_ntop(3)

AVAILABILITY

       made properly publicly available in c-ares for real in version 1.10.0

AUTHOR

       Daniel Stenberg

                                                   17 Feb 2013                                 ARES_INET_PTON(3)