SYNOPSIS

#include <address.h>

Inherits ost::IPV4Address.

Public Member Functions

IPV4Host (const char *host=NULL)
Create a new host address for a specific internet host.
IPV4Host (struct in_addr addr)
Convert a system socket binary address such as may be returned through the accept() call or getsockpeer() into an internet host address object.
IPV4Address & operator= (unsigned long addr)
Allows assignment from the return of functions like inet_addr() or htonl()
IPV4Host & operator&= (const IPV4Mask &mask)
Mask the internet host address object with a network mask address.

Friends

class __EXPORT IPV4Mask

__EXPORT IPV4Host operator& (const IPV4Host &addr, const IPV4Mask &mask)

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

This object is used to hold the actual and valid internet address of a specific host machine that will be accessed through a socket.

Author:

David Sugar [email protected] Address of a specific Internet host machine.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ost::IPV4Host::IPV4Host (const char * host = NULL)

Create a new host address for a specific internet host. The internet host can be specified in a null terminated ASCII string and include either the physical host address or the DNS name of a host machine. Hence, an IPV4Host ('www.voxilla.org') can be directly declaired in this manner.

Defaults to the IP address that represents the interface matching 'gethostname()'.

Parameters:

host dns or physical address of an Internet host.

ost::IPV4Host::IPV4Host (struct in_addr addr)

Convert a system socket binary address such as may be returned through the accept() call or getsockpeer() into an internet host address object.

Parameters:

addr binary address of internet host.

Member Function Documentation

IPV4Host& ost::IPV4Host::operator&= (const IPV4Mask & mask)

Mask the internet host address object with a network mask address. This is commonly used to coerce an address by subnet.

IPV4Address& ost::IPV4Host::operator= (unsigned long addr) [inline]

Allows assignment from the return of functions like inet_addr() or htonl()

References ost::IPV4Address::operator=().

Friends And Related Function Documentation

friend class __EXPORT IPV4Mask [friend]

__EXPORT IPV4Host operator& (const IPV4Host & addr, const IPV4Mask & mask) [friend]

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