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FreeRTOS_inet_addr()

[FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP API Reference]

FreeRTOS_sockets.h
uint32_t FreeRTOS_inet_addr( const uint8_t * pucIPAddress );
		

FreeRTOS_inet_addr() is a function that converts an IP address expressed in decimal dot notation (for example "192.168.0.100") into a 32-bit IP address in network byte order.

FreeRTOS_inet_addr_quick() is a macro that converts an IP address expressed as four separate numeric octets (for example 192, 168, 0, 100) into a an IP address expressed as a 32-bit number in network byte order

FreeRTOS_inet_addr_quick() is the preferred method because of its smaller size and faster execution. FreeRTOS_inet_addr() is provided because it conforms to the expected Berkeley sockets function prototype.

ipconfigINCLUDE_FULL_INET_ADDR must be set to 1 in FreeRTOSIPConfig.h for FreeRTOS_inet_addr() to be available. FreeRTOS_inet_addr_quick() is always available.

Parameters:

pucIPAddress   A pointer to a string that contains the IP address being converted in decimal dot format.

Returns:

If the format of the string pointed to by the pucIPAddress parameter is valid then the same IP address expressed as a 32-bit number in network byte order is returned. In all other cases 0 is returned.

Example usage:

This example sends a string to port 5000 of IP address 192.168.0.100, using FreeRTOS_inet_addr() to convert the IP address from a string to the necessary 32-bit format. The socket is passed in as the function parameter, and is assumed to have already been created using a call to FreeRTOS_socket(). If ipconfigALLOW_SOCKET_SEND_WITHOUT_BIND is not set to 1 in FreeRTOSIPConfig.h, then the socket is also assumed to have been bound to a port number using FreeRTOS_bind().


/* FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP sockets include. */
#include "FreeRTOS_sockets.h"

void aFunction( Socket_t xSocket )
{
struct freertos_sockaddr xDestinationAddress;
const int8_t *pcMessageToSend = "String being sent";

/* Generate the destination address. */
xDestinationAddress.sin_addr = FreeRTOS_inet_addr( "192.168.0.100" );
xDestinationAddress.sin_port = FreeRTOS_htons( 5000 );

/* Send the message. */
iReturned = FreeRTOS_sendto(
/* The socket being send to. */
xSocket,
/* The data being sent. */
pcMessageToSend,
/* The length of the data being sent. */
strlen( pcMessageToSend ),
/* ulFlags with the FREERTOS_ZERO_COPY bit clear. */
0,
/* Where the data is being sent. */
&xDestinationAddress,
/* Not used but should be set as shown. */
sizeof( xDestinationAddress )
);
}

Example use of the FreeRTOS_inet_addr_quick() API function
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