NET_ADDRCMP(3) BSD Library Functions Manual NET_ADDRCMP(3) NAME net_addrcmp - compare socket address structures SYNOPSIS #include <netdb.h> int net_addrcmp(struct sockaddr *sa1, struct sockaddr *sa2); DESCRIPTION The net_addrcmp() function compares two socket address structures, sa1 and sa2. RETURN VALUES If sa1 and sa2 are for the same address, net_addrcmp() returns 0. The sa_len fields are compared first. If they do not match, net_addrcmp() returns -1 or 1 if sa1->sa_len is less than or greater than sa2->sa_len, respectively. Next, the sa_family members are compared. If they do not match, net_addrcmp() returns -1 or 1 if sa1->sa_family is less than or greater than sa2->sa_family, respectively. Lastly, if each socket address structure's sa_len and sa_family fields match, the protocol-specific data (the sa_data field) is compared. If there's a match, both sa1 and sa2 must refer to the same address, and 0 is returned; otherwise, a value >0 or <0 is returned. HISTORY A net_addrcmp() function was added in OpenBSD 2.5. BSD July 3, 1999 BSD |