get_peername()

`get_peername()`#

get_peername() retrieves the peer’s address and stores it in the provided buffer.

C

Prototype

int get_peername(
    char   *bf,
    size_t  bfsize,
    int     fd
);

Parameters

Key	Type	Description
`bf`	`char *`	Buffer to store the peer’s address.
`bfsize`	`size_t`	Size of the buffer to ensure safe storage.
`fd`	`int`	File descriptor of the socket whose peer address is retrieved.

Return Value

Returns 0 on success, or -1 on failure.

Notes

This function internally calls getpeername() to obtain the peer’s address.

JS

Prototype

// Not applicable in JS

Python

Prototype

# Not applicable in Python