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[Dev-C++] Network Programming Beginner

[Peter D. <don...@ne...>]

Hi

Can someone please explain what this code of line means:

bind( sock, (struct sockaddr*)&socketaddress, sizeof(struct sockaddr);

I know it means that I am binding the socket with the address structure 
but what is the:
(struct sockaddr*)&socketaddress part?

Is this something like a pointer called sockaddr that holds a struct and 
then references? socketaddress?

Any help interpreting this would be great.

Many thanks,

Peter.

Re: [Dev-C++] Network Programming Beginner

[Cary H. <xen...@gm...>]

(struct sockaddr*)  -- typecast to a pointer that points to a sockaddr struct

&socketaddress -- address of socket address.

basically it creates a pointer (reference) to socketaddress of the
struct sockaddr type.





On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:25:37 +0900, Peter Dennis <don...@ne...> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Can someone please explain what this code of line means:
> 
> bind( sock, (struct sockaddr*)&socketaddress, sizeof(struct sockaddr);
> 
> I know it means that I am binding the socket with the address structure
> but what is the:
> (struct sockaddr*)&socketaddress part?
> 
> Is this something like a pointer called sockaddr that holds a struct and
> then references? socketaddress?
> 
> Any help interpreting this would be great.
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Peter.
> 
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