ARES_INET_PTON(3)      FreeBSD Library Functions Manual      ARES_INET_PTON(3)

NAME
       ares_inet_pton - convert an IPv4 or IPv6 address from text to binary
       form

SYNOPSIS
       #include <ares.h>

       const char *ares_inet_pton(int af, const char *src, void *dst);

DESCRIPTION
       This is a portable version with the identical functionality of the
       commonly available inet_pton.

       The ares_inet_pton() function converts the address in its standard text
       presentation form into its numeric binary form. The af argument shall
       specify the family of the address. The AF_INET and AF_INET6 address
       families shall be supported. The src argument points to the string
       being passed in. The dst argument points to a buffer into which the
       function stores the numeric address; this shall be large enough to hold
       the numeric address (32 bits for AF_INET, 128 bits for AF_INET6).

SEE ALSO
       ares_init(3), ares_inet_ntop(3)

AVAILABILITY
       made properly publicly available in c-ares for real in version 1.10.0

AUTHOR
       Daniel Stenberg

                                  17 Feb 2013                ARES_INET_PTON(3)