firedns_aton4(3)

NAME
firedns_aton4 - convert a dotted quad IPv4 address to binary format

SYNOPSIS
#include <firedns.h>
-lfiredns

struct in_addr *firedns_aton4(const char * const ipstring)
struct in_addr *firedns_aton4_r(const char * const ipstring)
struct in_addr *firedns_aton4_s(const char * const ipstring, struct in_addr *ip)

DESCRIPTION
firedns_aton4() takes an IPv4 address in dotted quad notation in ipstring and returns a struct in_addr containing the address in binary format.

RETURN VALUE
Returns a struct in_addr containing the IP address in binary form, or NULL if ipstring is not a valid IP.

AUTHOR
Ian Gulliver <ian@penguinhosting.net>

SEE ALSO
libfiredns(3)