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Chapter 8 - TCP/IP Services / TCP/IP Services Reference

Functions / Address Utilities

OTInetHostToString

Converts an an address in InetHost format into a character string in dotted-decimal notation.

C INTERFACE

void OTInetHostToString (InetHost *host,
                         char *str);

C++ INTERFACE

None. C++ clients use the C interface to this function.

PARAMETERS

host

A pointer to the address as an InetHost data type.

str

A pointer to a C string containing an IP address in dotted-
decimal notation (for example, "12.13.14.15"). You must allocate storage for this string and provide the pointer to the function.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

The OTInetHostToString function cannot block and always runs synchronously. It does not use the services of the DNR.

SEE ALSO

The InetHost data type is defined in "Basic Types and Constants" on page 8-20.

To convert a string from dotted-decimal notation or hexadecimal notation to an InetHost data type, use the OTInetStringToHost function (page 8-54).