pcap_datalink_name_to_val(3pcap)

pcap_datalink_name_to_val3pcap

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

9 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 6.0
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 9–10
  5. 11–13
  6. Arch

From libpcap 1.11.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-07. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.