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IPADDR_REMOTE(3)	   libdill Library Functions	      IPADDR_REMOTE(3)

NAME
       ipaddr_remote - resolve the address of a	remote IP endpoint

SYNOPSIS
	      #include <libdill.h>

	      int ipaddr_remote(
		  struct ipaddr* addr,
		  const	char* name,
		  int port,
		  int mode,
		  int64_t deadline);

DESCRIPTION
       Converts	 an IP address in human-readable format, or a name of a	remote
       host into an ipaddr structure.

       Mode specifies which kind of addresses should  be  returned.   Possible
       values are:

        IPADDR_IPV4: Get IPv4 address.

        IPADDR_IPV6: Get IPv6 address.

        IPADDR_PREF_IPV4:  Get	 IPv4 address if possible, IPv6	address	other-
	 wise.

        IPADDR_PREF_IPV6: Get IPv6 address if possible, IPv4  address	other-
	 wise.

       Setting	the  argument to zero invokes default behaviour, which,	at the
       present,	is IPADDR_PREF_IPV4.  However, in the future when IPv6 becomes
       more common it may be switched to IPADDR_PREF_IPV6.

       addr: Out parameter, The	IP address object.

       name: Name of the remote	IP  endpoint,  such  as	 "www.example.org"  or
       "192.168.0.111".

       port: Port number.  Valid values	are 1-65535.

       mode: What kind of address to return.  See above.

       deadline:  A  point in time when	the operation should time out, in mil-
       liseconds.  Use the now function	to get your current point in time.   0
       means immediate timeout,	i.e., perform the operation if possible	or re-
       turn  without  blocking	if  not.  -1 means no deadline,	i.e., the call
       will block forever if the operation cannot be performed.

       This function is	not available  if  libdill  is	compiled  with	--dis-
       able-sockets option.

RETURN VALUE
       In case of success the function returns 0.  In case of error it returns
       -1 and sets errno to one	of the values below.

ERRORS
        EADDRNOTAVAIL:	 The  name of the remote host cannot be	resolved to an
	 address of the	specified type.

        ECANCELED: Current coroutine was canceled.

        ETIMEDOUT: Deadline was reached.

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_family(3)	 ipaddr_len(3)	ipaddr_local(3)	 ipad-
       dr_port(3) ipaddr_remotes(3) ipaddr_setport(3) ipaddr_sockaddr(3) ipad-
       dr_str(3) now(3)

libdill							      IPADDR_REMOTE(3)

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