inet_pton()

inet_pton()

function inet_pton(string $ip): mixed

Converts a human-readable IP address to its packed in_addr representation.

Parameters:

• $ip (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/inet_pton.rs).

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

Internals

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