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# net_addrcmp

    NET_ADDRCMP(3)           BSD Library Functions Manual           NET_ADDRCMP(3)

    NAME
         net_addrcmp - compare socket address structures

    SYNOPSIS
         #include <netdb.h>

         int
         net_addrcmp(struct sockaddr *sa1, struct sockaddr *sa2);

    DESCRIPTION
         The net_addrcmp() function compares two socket address structures, sa1
         and sa2.

    RETURN VALUES
         If sa1 and sa2 are for the same address, net_addrcmp() returns 0.

         The sa_len fields are compared first.  If they do not match,
         net_addrcmp() returns -1 or 1 if sa1->sa_len is less than or greater than
         sa2->sa_len, respectively.

         Next, the sa_family members are compared.  If they do not match,
         net_addrcmp() returns -1 or 1 if sa1->sa_family is less than or greater
         than sa2->sa_family, respectively.

         Lastly, if each socket address structure's sa_len and sa_family fields
         match, the protocol-specific data (the sa_data field) is compared.  If
         there's a match, both sa1 and sa2 must refer to the same address, and 0
         is returned; otherwise, a value >0 or <0 is returned.

    HISTORY
         A net_addrcmp() function was added in OpenBSD 2.5.

    BSD                              July 3, 1999                              BSD

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