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    Converts a numeric address to a text string suitable for
    presentation.
    Format
      #include  <inet.h>
      const char *inet_ntop  ( int af, const void *src, char *dst,
                             size_t size );

1  –  Arguments

 af
    Specifies the address family. Valid values are AF_INET for an
    IPv4 address and AF_INET6 for an IPv6 address.
 src
    Points to a buffer that contains the numeric IP address.
 dst
    Points to a buffer that is to contain the text string.
 size
    Specifies the size of the buffer pointed to by the dst parameter.
    For IPv4 addresses, the minimum buffer size is 16 bytes. For IPv6
    addresses, the minimum buffer size is 46 bytes. INET_ADDRSTRLEN
    constants are defined in the IN.H header file. INET6_ADDRSTRLEN
    constants are defined in IN6.H.

2  –  Description

    This function converts a numeric IP address value to a text
    string.

3  –  Return Values

    Pointer to the     Success
    buffer containing
    the text string
    Pointer to the     Failure
    buffer containing
    NULL
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