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GETPEERNAME 3XNET "Jun 10, 2002"
NAME
getpeername - get the name of the peer socket
SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lxnet [ library ... ]
#include <sys/socket.h>

int getpeername(int socket, struct sockaddr *restrict address,
 socklen_t *restrict address_len);
DESCRIPTION

The getpeername() function retrieves the peer address of the specified socket, stores this address in the sockaddr structure pointed to by the address argument, and stores the length of this address in the object pointed to by the address_len argument.

If the actual length of the address is greater than the length of the supplied sockaddr structure, the stored address will be truncated.

If the protocol permits connections by unbound clients, and the peer is not bound, then the value stored in the object pointed to by address is unspecified.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. Otherwise, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

The getpeername() function will fail if: EBADF

The socket argument is not a valid file descriptor.

EFAULT

The address or address_len parameter can not be accessed or written.

EINVAL

The socket has been shut down.

ENOTCONN

The socket is not connected or otherwise has not had the peer prespecified.

ENOTSOCK

The socket argument does not refer to a socket.

EOPNOTSUPP

The operation is not supported for the socket protocol.

The getpeername() function may fail if: ENOBUFS

Insufficient resources were available in the system to complete the call.

ENOSR

There were insufficient STREAMS resources available for the operation to complete.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Standard
MT-Level MT-Safe
SEE ALSO

sockaddr(3SOCKET), accept(3XNET), bind(3XNET), getsockname(3XNET), socket(3XNET), attributes(5), standards(5)