= nng_sockaddr_in6(5)
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//
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// Copyright 2018 Staysail Systems, Inc. <info@staysail.tech>
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// Copyright 2018 Capitar IT Group BV <info@capitar.com>
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//
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// This document is supplied under the terms of the MIT License, a
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// copy of which should be located in the distribution where this
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// file was obtained (LICENSE.txt). A copy of the license may also be
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// found online at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
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//
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== NAME
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nng_sockaddr_in6 - IPv6 socket address
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== SYNOPSIS
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[source, c]
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----
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#include <nng/nng.h>
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enum sockaddr_family {
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NNG_AF_INET6 = 4,
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};
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typedef struct {
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uint16_t sa_family;
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uint16_t sa_port;
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uint8_t sa_addr[16];
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uint32_t sa_scope;
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} nng_sockaddr_in6;
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----
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== DESCRIPTION
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(((socket, address, IPv6)))
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An `nng_sockaddr_in6` is the flavor of xref:nng_sockaddr.5.adoc[`nng_sockaddr`]
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used to represent TCP (and sometimes UDP) addresses,
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including the Internet Protocol (IP) address and port number.(((port number, TCP)))
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This structure is used with IPv6 addresses.
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A different structure, xref:nng_sockaddr_in.5.adoc[`nng_sockaddr_in`], is used
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for IPv4 addresses.
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The following structure members are present:
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`sa_family`::
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This field will always have the value ((`NNG_AF_INET6`)).
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`sa_port`::
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This field holds the TCP or UDP port number, in network byte-order.
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A zero value here is used when no specific port number is indicated.
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`sa_addr`::
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This field holds the ((IP address))(((address, IPv6))) in
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network-byte order.
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`sa_scope`::
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This is the scope, and is typically used with link local
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addresses to identify a specific interface. The details of
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this are specific to the operating system. This value is
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presented identically to the underlying system's, including
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any byte order considerations.
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TIP: The `sa_port` and `sa_addr` fields are in network-byte order to
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facilitate their use with system APIs such as `inet_ntop()`.
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Most platforms use some form of BSD-derived network API, which uses
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network-byte order in the various structures (such as `sockaddr_in6`).
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IMPORTANT: This field appears similar to BSD `sockaddr_in6`, but it is
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_not_ the same, and they may not be used interchangeably.
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== SEE ALSO
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[.text-left]
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xref:nng_sockaddr.5.adoc[nng_sockaddr(5)],
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xref:nng_sockaddr_in.5.adoc[nng_sockaddr_in(5)],
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xref:nng_tcp.7.adoc[nng_tcp(7)],
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xref:nng.7.adoc[nng(7)]
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