pcap_datalink_name_to_val (3)

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(The comments found at the beginning of the groff file "man3/pcap_datalink_name_to_val.3pcap".)

NAME

pcap_datalink_name_to_val - get the link-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 link-layer header type name, which is a DLT_ name with the DLT_ removed, to the corresponding link-layer header type value. The translation is case-insensitive.

RETURN VALUE

pcap_datalink_name_to_val() returns the type value on success and -1 if the name is not a known type name..

SEE ALSO

pcap(3PCAP)