Net_Socket::readIPAddress()

Net_Socket::readIPAddress() -- read an IP-address

Synopsis

require_once 'Net/Socket.php';

string Net_Socket::readIPAddress ()

Description

Reads a IP from the socket. The function expects an integer which will converted to a IP address. This function only works with IPv4 addresses.

Return value

string - the data or a PEAR_Error

Throws

Table 38-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error codeError messageReasonSolution
NULL"not connected" There is no open connection. You must establish a connection before ( Net_Socket::connect()).

Note

This function can not be called statically.

See

Net_Socket::read() , Net_Socket::readByte() , Net_Socket::readWord() , Net_Socket::readInt() , Net_Socket::readString()