putlong()

The putlong() call places long byte quantities into the byte stream.

Syntax

#include <sys\types.h>
#include <netinet\in.h>
#include <arpa\nameser.h>
#include <resolv.h>
void putlong(l, msgp)
u_long l;
u_char *msgp;

Parameters

l

Represents a 32-bit integer.

Represents a pointer into the byte stream.

Description

The putlong() call places long byte quantities into the byte stream or arbitrary byte boundaries.

The putlong() call is one of a group of calls that form the resolver, a set of functions that resolve domain names. Global information used by the resolver calls is kept in the _res data structure. The <RESOLV.H> file contains the _res structure definition. (See The _res Data Structure for more information.)

Related Calls

dn_comp() dn_expand()
dn_find()
dn_skipname()


• getlong()
  
• getshort()
  putshort()
  res_init()
  res_mkquery()
  res_query()
  res_search()
  res_send()