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CSocketAddr::FindINET6Addr

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Call this method to convert the IPv6 host name to the host address.

int FindINET6Addr( 
   const char *szHost, 
   int nPortNo, 
   int flags, 
   int sock_type, 
);

Parameters

  • szHost
    The host name or dotted IP address.

  • nPortNo
    The port number.

  • flags
    0 or combination of AI_PASSIVE, AI_CANONNAME or AI_NUMERICHOST.

  • sock_type
    Socket type (such as SOCK_STREAM).

Return Value

Returns zero if the address is calculated successfully. Returns a nonzero Windows Socket error code on failure. If successful, the calculated address is stored in a linked list that may be referenced using CSocketAddr::GetAddrInfoList and CSocketAddr::GetAddrInfo.

Remarks

This method calls the Win32 API function getaddrinfo to perform the conversion.

Requirements

Header: atlsocket.h

See Also

Reference

CSocketAddr Class

CSocketAddr::FindINET4Addr