pcap_datalink_name_to_val(3)

pcap_datalink_name_to_val3

Get the link-layer header type value corresponding to a header type name

Usage

#include <pcap/pcap.h>

int pcap_datalink_name_to_val(const char *name);

Overview

pcap_datalink_name_to_val() translates a link-layer header type name, which is a DLT_ name with the DLT_ removed, to the corresponding link-layer header type value. The translation is case-insensitive.

Return value

pcap_datalink_name_to_val() returns the type value on success and PCAP_ERROR if the name is not a known type name.

Releases

39 releases since FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE; the text changed 8 times.

  1. 8.0–8.4
  2. 9.0
  3. 9.1–10.4
  4. 11.0
  5. 11.1–11.3
  6. 11.4
  7. 12.0–12.1
  8. 12.2–13.4
  9. 13.5–16.0

From base 16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79 in FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.