ARES_FREE_HOSTENT
Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 23 July 1998
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NAME
ares_free_hostent - Free host structure allocated by ares functions
SYNOPSIS
#include <ares.h>
void ares_free_hostent(struct hostent *host)
DESCRIPTION
The
ares_free_hostent
function frees a
struct hostent
allocated by one of the functions
ares_parse_a_reply(3),
ares_parse_aaaa_reply(3), or
ares_parse_ptr_reply(3).
NOTES
It is not necessary (and is not correct) to free the host structure passed to
the callback functions for
ares_gethostbyname(3) or
ares_gethostbyaddr(3). c-ares will automatically free such host
structures when the callback returns.
SEE ALSO
ares_parse_a_reply(3),
ares_parse_aaaa_reply(3),
ares_parse_ptr_reply(3),
ares_parse_ns_reply(3)
AUTHOR
Greg Hudson, MIT Information Systems
Copyright 1998 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.