FlushIpPathTable function (netioapi.h)
The FlushIpPathTable function flushes the IP path table on the local computer.
Syntax
IPHLPAPI_DLL_LINKAGE _NETIOAPI_SUCCESS_ NETIOAPI_API FlushIpPathTable(
[in] ADDRESS_FAMILY Family
);
Parameters
[in] Family
The address family to flush.
Possible values for the address family are listed in the Winsock2.h header file. Note that the values for the AF_ address family and PF_ protocol family constants are identical (for example, AF_INET and PF_INET), so either constant can be used.
On the Windows SDK released for Windows Vista and later, the organization of header files has changed and possible values for this member are defined in the Ws2def.h header file. Note that the Ws2def.h header file is automatically included in Winsock2.h, and should never be used directly.
The values currently supported are AF_INET, AF_INET6, and AF_UNSPEC.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is NO_ERROR.
If the function fails, the return value is one of the following error codes.
| Return code | Description |
|---|---|
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Access is denied. This error is returned under several conditions that include the following: the user lacks the required administrative privileges on the local computer or the application is not running in an enhanced shell as the built-in Administrator (RunAs administrator). |
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An invalid parameter was passed to the function. This error is returned if the Family parameter was not specified as AF_INET, AF_INET6, or AF_UNSPEC. |
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The request is not supported. This error is returned if no IPv4 stack is on the local computer and AF_INET was specified in the Family parameter. This error is also returned if no IPv6 stack is on the local computer and AF_INET6 was specified in the Family parameter. This error is also returned on versions of Windows where this function is not supported. |
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Use FormatMessage to obtain the message string for the returned error. |
Remarks
The FlushIpPathTable function is defined on Windows Vista and later.
The
FlushIpPathTable function flushes or deletes the IP path entries on a local system. The Family parameter can be used to limit the IP path entries to delete to a particular IP address family. If IP path entries for both IPv4 and IPv6 should be deleted, set the Family parameter to AF_UNSPEC.
The Family parameter must be initialized to either AF_INET, AF_INET6, or AF_UNSPEC.
The FlushIpPathTable function can only be called by a user logged on as a member of the Administrators group. If FlushIpPathTable is called by a user that is not a member of the Administrators group, the function call will fail and ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED is returned. This function can also fail because of user account control (UAC) on Windows Vista and later. If an application that contains this function is executed by a user logged on as a member of the Administrators group other than the built-in Administrator, this call will fail unless the application has been marked in the manifest file with a requestedExecutionLevel set to requireAdministrator. If the application lacks this manifest file, a user logged on as a member of the Administrators group other than the built-in Administrator must then be executing the application in an enhanced shell as the built-in Administrator (RunAs administrator) for this function to succeed.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows Vista [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | netioapi.h (include Iphlpapi.h) |
| Library | Iphlpapi.lib |
| DLL | Iphlpapi.dll |