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<h2><img src="delta.gif" ALT="Start of change">if_freenameindex()--Free Dynamic Memory Allocated by if_nameindex()</h2>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;Syntax
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#include &lt;net/if.h&gt;
void if_freenameindex(struct if_nameindex *ptr);
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&nbsp;&nbsp;Service Program Name: QSOSRV2
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<p>The <strong><em>if_freenameindex()</em></strong> function
frees the dynamic memory that was allocated by <strong><em>if_nameindex()</em></strong>.
After <strong><em>if_freenameindex()</em></strong> has been called,
the application should not use the array of which <em>ptr</em> is the address.
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<h3><a name="Header_2">Parameters</a></h3>
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<dt><strong><em>ptr</em></strong> &nbsp;(Input)&nbsp;</dt>
<dd>Array of <em>if_nameindex</em> structures. <em>ptr</em> MUST be a
pointer that was returned by <strong><em>if_nameindex()</em></strong>.
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<p>The structure <strong>struct if_nameindex</strong> is defined in
<strong>&lt;net/if.h&gt;</strong>.</p>
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struct if_nameindex
{
unsigned int if_index; /* 1, 2, ... */
char *if_name; /* null terminated name */
};
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<h3><a name="Header_3">Authorities</a></h3>
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No authorization is required.</p>
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<h3><a name="Header_4">Return Value</a></h3>
<p>None.</p>
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<h3><a name="Header_5">Error Conditions</a></h3>
<p><em>errno</em> can be set to:</p>
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<dt><em>[DEFAULT]</em></dt>
<dd>The memory pointed to by <em>ptr</em> can not be accessed.</dd>
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<h3><a name="Header_8">Related Information</a></h3>
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<li><a href="gsocko.htm">getsockopt()</a>--Retrieve Information about Socket Options</li>
<li><a href="if_indextoname.htm">if_indextoname()--</a>Map an Interface Index to its
Corresponding Name</li>
<li><a href="if_nameindex.htm">if_nameindex()</a>--Return All Interface Names and Indexes</li>
<li><a href="if_nametoindex.htm">if_nametoindex()</a>--Map an Interface Name to its
Corresponding Index</li>
<li><a href="ssocko.htm">setsockopt()</a>--Set Socket Options</li>
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<h3><a name="Header_9">Example</a></h3>
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<p>The following example shows how <strong>if_freenameindex()</strong> is used:</p>
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#include &lt;net/if.h&gt;
#include &lt;sys/types.h&gt;
#include &lt;errno.h&gt;
void main()
{
struct if_nameindex *interfaceArray = NULL;
interfaceArray = if_nameindex(void); /* retrieve the current interfaces */
if (interfaceArray != NULL)
{
...
<strong>if_freenameindex(interfaceArray); /* free the dynamic memory */</strong>
interfaceArray = NULL; /* prevent use after free */
}
else
{
printf(&quot;if_nameindex() failed with errno = %d %s \n&quot;,
errno,strerror(errno));
return;
}
...
}</pre>
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