Cogent C API and Utilities : Version 6.4
	Inter-Process Communication Functions

`IP_ConnectToService`

IP_ConnectToService — like IP_ConnectToPort, but uses the service name.

Syntax

#include <cogent.h>
int IP_ConnectToService( char*   host, 
  char*   service);

Arguments

host: A host name.
service: The service name, as found in /etc/services.

Returns

A file descriptor (socket) on success, or -1 on failure and errno is set.

Description

This function looks up the service name, resolving it to a port number before calling IP_ConnectToPort.

See Also

Working with TCP/IP, IP_ListenToService, IP_ConnectToPort


IP_ConnectToPort		IP_DetachPhotonMainloop

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