firedns_getname4(3)
NAME
- firedns_getname4 - Create a query to resolve an IPv4 ad
- dress to a hostname
SYNOPSIS
#include <firedns.h> -lfiredns int firedns_getname4(const struct in_addr *ip)
DESCRIPTION
- firedns_getname4() creates and sends a request to resolve
- the IPv4 address ip to a hostname. It returns a file descriptor
- that should be select(2)'ed upon (read set). When the file de
- scriptor shows ready for reading call firedns_getresult(3) to re
- trieve the results.
RETURN VALUE
- Returns an integer file descriptor that can be used the
- same as any other file descriptor. Returns -1 on error.
AUTHOR
Ian Gulliver <ian@penguinhosting.net>
SEE ALSO
- libfiredns(3), firedns_getresult(3), select(2)
- 2002-03-31