(This function is part of SDL_net, a separate library from SDL.)

SDLNet_TCP_GetPeerAddress

Get the IP address of the remote system associated with the socket.

Header File

Defined in SDL_net.h

Syntax

IPaddress * SDLNet_TCP_GetPeerAddress(TCPsocket sock);

Function Parameters

Return Value

Returns the address information for the socket.

Remarks

If the socket is a server socket, this function returns NULL.

This returns a pointer to internal memory; you should not modify or free it, and should assume it's only valid until the socket is given to SDLNet_TCP_Close.

Version

This function is available since SDL_net 2.0.0.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction