Converts an IP address into a text string representing the address in the standard internet dotted-decimal format. Format #include <in.h> #include <inet.h> char *inet_ntoa ( struct in_addr in );
1 – Argument
in An IP address in network byte order.
2 – Description
This function converts an IP address into an ASCII (null- terminated) string that represents the address in standard internet dotted-decimal format. The string is returned in a static buffer that is overwritten by subsequent calls to inet_ntoa(). If you want to save the text string, you should copy it.
3 – Return Value
x A pointer to a string containing the IP address in dotted-decimal format.