ARES_DESTROY(3) Introduction to Library Functions ARES_DESTROY(3)

NAME

ares_destroy - Destroy a resolver channel

SYNOPSIS

#include <ares.h>

void ares_destroy(ares_channel_t *channel)

DESCRIPTION

The ares_destroy(3) function destroys the name service channel
identified by channel, freeing all memory and closing all sockets
used by the channel.

ares_destroy(3) invokes the callbacks for each pending query on the
channel, passing a status of ARES_EDESTRUCTION. These calls give the
callbacks a chance to clean up any state which might have been stored
in their arguments. A callback must not add new requests to a channel
being destroyed.

There is no ability to make this function thread-safe. No additional
calls using this channel may be made once this function is called.

SEE ALSO

ares_init(3), ares_cancel(3), ares_threadsafety(3)

7 December 2004 ARES_DESTROY(3)