getprotobyname()

getprotobyname()

function getprotobyname(string $protocol): mixed

Gets the protocol number associated with the given protocol name.

Parameters:

• $protocol (string)

Returns: mixed

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/network_env/getprotobyname.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how getprotobyname is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.