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tcp.peer-ip

function

Library: TCP/IP client and server support (OMTCP)
Import : omtcp.xmd

Returns:


Declaration 
define external stream function tcp.peer-ip
    of value tcp.connection Connection

Argument definitions

Connection
is an existing connection.


Purpose

Use tcp.peer-ip to determine the IP address of the peer host on the other side of a connection.

Requirements

Connection must exist (else external exception TCP05).

Usage Notes

The IP address is returned in dotted decimal format (for example, "127.0.0.1").

Example 


  import "omtcp.xmd" prefixed by tcp.
  
  process
     local tcp.service Demo
     local tcp.connection Client
  
     set Demo to tcp.create-service on 5600
  
     repeat
        set Client to tcp.accept-connection from Demo
        output "Request from " ||  tcp.peer-ip of Client || "%n"
        ;process request
     again

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