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IPADDR_FAMILY(3)	    libdill Library Functions		IPADDR_FAMILY(3)

NAME
     ipaddr_family - returns family of the IP address

SYNOPSIS
	    #include <libdill.h>

	    int ipaddr_family(
		const struct ipaddr* addr);

DESCRIPTION
     Returns  family  of the address, i.e.  either AF_INET for IPv4 addresses or
     AF_INET6 for IPv6 addresses.

     addr: IP address object.

     This function is not available if libdill is compiled with  --disable-sock-
     ets option.

RETURN VALUE
     IP family.

ERRORS
     None.

EXAMPLE
	    ipaddr addr;
	    ipaddr_remote(&addr, "www.example.org", 80, 0, -1);
	    int s = socket(ipaddr_family(addr), SOCK_STREAM, 0);
	    connect(s, ipaddr_sockaddr(&addr), ipaddr_len(&addr));

SEE ALSO
     ipaddr_equal(3)  ipaddr_len(3)  ipaddr_local(3)  ipaddr_port(3)  ipaddr_re-
     mote(3)	 ipaddr_remotes(3)     ipaddr_setport(3)      ipaddr_sockaddr(3)
     ipaddr_str(3)

libdill 							IPADDR_FAMILY(3)

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