SOCKADDR structure (ws2def.h)
The SOCKADDR structure is a generic structure that specifies a transport address.
Syntax
typedef struct sockaddr {
#if ...
u_short sa_family;
#else
ADDRESS_FAMILY sa_family;
#endif
CHAR sa_data[14];
} SOCKADDR, *PSOCKADDR, *LPSOCKADDR;
Members
sa_family
The address family for the transport address. For more information about supported address families, see WSK Address Families.
sa_data[14]
An array of 14 bytes that contains the transport address data.
Remarks
The SOCKADDR structure is large enough to contain a transport address for most address families. For a structure that is guaranteed to be large enough to contain a transport address for all possible address families, see SOCKADDR_STORAGE.
A WSK application typically does not access the sa_data member directly. Instead, a pointer to a SOCKADDR structure is normally cast to a pointer to the specific SOCKADDR structure type that corresponds to a particular address family.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Available in Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating systems. |
| Header | ws2def.h (include Wsk.h) |