in_addr (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

This structure represents a host by its Internet address.

Syntax

struct in_addr {
  union {
    struct { u_char s_b1,s_b2,s_b3,s_b4; } S_un_b;
    struct { u_short s_w1,s_w2; } S_un_w;
  u_long S_addr;
  } S_un;
};

Members

  • S_un_b
    Address of the host formatted as four u_chars.
  • S_un_w
    Address of the host formatted as two u_shorts.
  • S_addr
    Address of the host formatted as u_long.

Remarks

s_addr is a #define used to access the S_addr member.

Requirements

Header

winsock2.h

See Also

Reference

Winsock Structures
inet_addr
inet_ntoa
sockaddr