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ARES_EXPAND_NAME
Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 23 July 1998
Index NAME
ares_expand_string - Expand a length encoded string
SYNOPSIS
#include <ares.h>int ares_expand_string(const unsigned char *encoded,const unsigned char *abuf, int alen, unsigned char **s,int *enclen)
DESCRIPTION
The
ares_expand_stringfunction converts a length encoded string to a NULL terminated Cstring. The argument
encodedgives the beginning of the encoded string, and the arguments
abufand
alengive the containing message buffer (necessary for the processing ofindirection pointers within the encoded domain name). The result isplaced in a NUL-terminated allocated buffer, a pointer to which isstored in the variable pointed to by
s.The length of the encoded string is stored in the variable pointed to by
enclenso that the caller can advance past the encoded string to readfurther data in the message.
RETURN VALUES
ares_expand_stringcan return any of the following values:
- ARES_SUCCESS
- Expansion of the encoded string succeeded.
- ARES_EBADSTR
- The encoded string was malformed and could not be expanded.
- ARES_ENOMEM
- Memory was exhausted.
SEE ALSO
ares_free_string(3)
AUTHOR
Dominick Meglio
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- RETURN VALUES
- SEE ALSO
- AUTHOR
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