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PCAP_DATALINK_NAME_TO_VAL

Section: Misc. Reference Manual Pages (3PCAP)
Updated: 25 July 2018
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NAME

pcap_datalink_name_to_val - get the lin-layer header type value corresponding to a header type name

SYNOPSIS

#include <pcap/pcap.h>

int pcap_datalink_name_to_val(const char *name);

DESCRIPTION

pcap_datalink_name_to_val() translates a lin-layer header type name, which is a DLT_ name with the DLT_ removed, to the corresponding lin-layer header type value. The translation is cas-insensitive.

RETURN VALUE

pcap_datalink_name_to_val() returns the type value on success and PCAP_ERROR if the name is not a known type name.