Sockets Library Functions getpeername(3SOCKET)
NAME
getpeername - get name of connected peer
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lsocket -lnsl [ library ... ]
#include
#include
int getpeername(int s, struct sockaddr *name, socklen_t *namelen);
DESCRIPTION
getpeername() returns the name of the peer connected to
socket s. The int pointed to by the namelen parameter should be initialized to indicate the amount of space pointed to by name. On return it contains the actual size of the name returned (in bytes), prior to any truncation. The name is truncated if the buffer provided is too small.RETURN VALUES
If successful, getpeername() returns 0; otherwise it
returns -1 and sets errno to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The call succeeds unless: EBADF The argument s is not a valid descriptor. ENOMEM There was insufficient user memory for the operation to complete.ENOSR There were insufficient STREAMS resources avail-
able for the operation to complete. ENOTCONN The socket is not connected. ENOTSOCK The argument s is not a socket.ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:SunOS 5.11 Last change: 26 Mar 1998 1
Sockets Library Functions getpeername(3SOCKET)
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| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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| MT-Level | Safe |
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SEE ALSO
accept(3SOCKET), bind(3SOCKET), getsockname(3SOCKET), socket(3SOCKET), attributes(5), socket.h(3HEAD)SunOS 5.11 Last change: 26 Mar 1998 2