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ARES_FREE_DATA(3) Library Functions Manual ARES_FREE_DATA(3) NAME ares_free_data - Free data allocated by several c-ares functions SYNOPSIS #include <ares.h> void ares_free_data(void *dataptr) DESCRIPTION The ares_free_data(3) function frees one or more data structures allo- cated and returned by several c-ares functions. Specifically the data returned by the following list of functions must be deallocated using this function. ares_get_servers(3) When used to free the data returned by ares_get_servers(3) this will free the whole linked list of ares_addr_node structures re- turned by ares_get_servers(3). ares_parse_srv_reply(3) When used to free the data returned by ares_parse_srv_reply(3) this will free the whole linked list of ares_srv_reply structures returned by ares_parse_srv_reply(3), along with any additional storage associated with those structures. ares_parse_mx_reply(3) When used to free the data returned by ares_parse_mx_reply(3) this will free the whole linked list of ares_mx_reply structures re- turned by ares_parse_mx_reply(3), along with any additional stor- age associated with those structures. ares_parse_txt_reply(3) When used to free the data returned by ares_parse_txt_reply(3) this will free the whole linked list of ares_txt_reply structures returned by ares_parse_txt_reply(3), along with any additional storage associated with those structures. ares_parse_soa_reply(3) When used to free the data returned by ares_parse_soa_reply(3) this will free the ares_soa_reply structure, along with any addi- tional storage associated with those structure. ares_parse_uri_reply(3) When used to free the data returned by ares_parse_uri_reply(3) this will free list of ares_uri_reply structures, along with any additional storage associated with those structure. RETURN VALUE The ares_free_data(3) function does not return a value. AVAILABILITY This function was first introduced in c-ares version 1.7.0. SEE ALSO ares_get_servers(3), ares_parse_srv_reply(3), ares_parse_mx_reply(3), ares_parse_txt_reply(3), ares_parse_soa_reply(3) 5 March 2010 ARES_FREE_DATA(3)
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