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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/man/nng_sockaddr_in6.5.adoc | 8 |
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diff --git a/docs/man/nng_sockaddr_in6.5.adoc b/docs/man/nng_sockaddr_in6.5.adoc index 804056c5..8515ed25 100644 --- a/docs/man/nng_sockaddr_in6.5.adoc +++ b/docs/man/nng_sockaddr_in6.5.adoc @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct { uint16_t sa_family; uint16_t sa_port; uint8_t sa_addr[16]; + uint32_t sa_scope; } nng_sockaddr_in6; ---- @@ -54,6 +55,13 @@ The following structure members are present: This field holds the ((IP address))(((address, IPv6))) in network-byte order. +`sa_scope`:: + This is the scope, and is typically used with link local + addresses to identify a specific interface. The details of + this are specific to the operating system. This value is + presented identically to the underlying system's, including + any byte order considerations. + TIP: The `sa_port` and `sa_addr` fields are in network-byte order to facilitate their use with system APIs such as `inet_ntop()`. Most platforms use some form of BSD-derived network API, which uses |