traverseda
/
cpython
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Releases Wiki Activity

* Doc/libsocket.tex (subsection{Socket Object Methods}): 

documented gethostname() and a few misc things
This commit is contained in:
Guido van Rossum 1994-08-05 13:37:36 +00:00
parent 3d0df46fff
commit 781db5d0bb
2 changed files with 24 additions and 6 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

15
Doc/lib/libsocket.tex
View File

@ -54,14 +54,18 @@ call, similar to the value accompanying \code{posix.error}.
\begin{datadesc}{AF_UNIX}
\dataline{AF_INET}
These constants represent the address (and protocol) families,
used for the first argument to \code{socket()}.
used for the first argument to \code{socket()}. If the \code{AF_UNIX}
constant is not defined then this protocol is unsupported.
\end{datadesc}
\begin{datadesc}{SOCK_STREAM}
\dataline{SOCK_DGRAM}
\dataline{SOCK_RAW}
\dataline{SOCK_RDM}
\dataline{SOCK_SEQPACKET}
These constants represent the socket types,
used for the second argument to \code{socket()}.
(There are other types, but only \code{SOCK_STREAM} and
(Only \code{SOCK_STREAM} and
\code{SOCK_DGRAM} appear to be generally useful.)
\end{datadesc}
@ -71,6 +75,11 @@ returned as a string, e.g., \code{'100.50.200.5'}. If the host name
is an IP address itself it is returned unchanged.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{gethostname}{}
Return the current host's canonical name, as a string
(e.g. \code{'voorn.cwi.nl'}).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{getservbyname}{servicename\, protocolname}
Translate an Internet service name and protocol name to a port number
for that service. The protocol name should be \code{'tcp'} or
@ -139,7 +148,7 @@ with \code{select}.
Return the remote address to which the socket is connected. This is
useful to find out the port number of a remote IP socket, for instance.
(The format of the address returned depends on the address family --
see above.)
see above.) On some systems this function is not supported.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{getsockname}{}

15
Doc/libsocket.tex
View File

@ -54,14 +54,18 @@ call, similar to the value accompanying \code{posix.error}.
\begin{datadesc}{AF_UNIX}
\dataline{AF_INET}
These constants represent the address (and protocol) families,
used for the first argument to \code{socket()}.
used for the first argument to \code{socket()}. If the \code{AF_UNIX}
constant is not defined then this protocol is unsupported.
\end{datadesc}
\begin{datadesc}{SOCK_STREAM}
\dataline{SOCK_DGRAM}
\dataline{SOCK_RAW}
\dataline{SOCK_RDM}
\dataline{SOCK_SEQPACKET}
These constants represent the socket types,
used for the second argument to \code{socket()}.
(There are other types, but only \code{SOCK_STREAM} and
(Only \code{SOCK_STREAM} and
\code{SOCK_DGRAM} appear to be generally useful.)
\end{datadesc}
@ -71,6 +75,11 @@ returned as a string, e.g., \code{'100.50.200.5'}. If the host name
is an IP address itself it is returned unchanged.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{gethostname}{}
Return the current host's canonical name, as a string
(e.g. \code{'voorn.cwi.nl'}).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{getservbyname}{servicename\, protocolname}
Translate an Internet service name and protocol name to a port number
for that service. The protocol name should be \code{'tcp'} or
@ -139,7 +148,7 @@ with \code{select}.
Return the remote address to which the socket is connected. This is
useful to find out the port number of a remote IP socket, for instance.
(The format of the address returned depends on the address family --
see above.)
see above.) On some systems this function is not supported.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{getsockname}{}