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getdns_display_ip_address (3) Linux Manual Page

ByLinux Manual Posted onApr 23, 2026May 7, 2026 Updated onMay 7, 2026

NAME

getdns_display_ip_address — convert an getdns ip address to string

LIBRARY

DNS Resolver library (libgetdns, -lgetdns)

SYNOPSIS

#include <getdns.h>

char *
getdns_display_ip_address (const getdns_bindata *ipv4_or_ipv6_addr)

DESCRIPTION

This helper function returns a nicely formatted string representation of the IPv4 or IPv6 address. The length of the bindata is used to determine whether the address is IPv4 or IPv6.

ipv4_or_ipv6_addr: bindata of the address to print

RETURN VALUES

Returns a string representation of the IP address (allocated using the system allocator – malloc), the caller is responsible for freeing the storage using free().

EXAMPLES

TBD