sockaddr_in6 Struct Reference

Structure used to store an IPv6 address for a socket. More...

#include <netinet/in.h>

Data Fields
sa_family_t	sin6_family
	Family for the socket.
in_port_t	sin6_port
	Port for the socket.
uint32_t	sin6_flowinfo
	Traffic class and flow information.
struct in6_addr	sin6_addr
	Address for the socket.
uint32_t	sin6_scope_id
	Set of interfaces for a scope.

Detailed Description

Structure used to store an IPv6 address for a socket.

This structure is the standard way to set up addresses for sockets in the AF_INET6 address family. Generally you will not send one of these directly to a function, but rather will cast it to a struct sockaddr.

Field Documentation

sin6_addr

struct in6_addr sockaddr_in6::sin6_addr

Address for the socket.

Must be in network byte order.

sin6_family

sa_family_t sockaddr_in6::sin6_family

Family for the socket.

Must be AF_INET6.

sin6_flowinfo

uint32_t sockaddr_in6::sin6_flowinfo

Traffic class and flow information.

sin6_port

in_port_t sockaddr_in6::sin6_port

Port for the socket.

Must be in network byte order.

sin6_scope_id

uint32_t sockaddr_in6::sin6_scope_id

Set of interfaces for a scope.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• include/netinet/in.h