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+PR_StringToNetAddr
+==================
+
+Converts a character string to a network address.
+
+
+Syntax
+------
+
+.. code::
+
+ #include <prnetdb.h>
+
+ PRStatus PR_StringToNetAddr(
+ const char *string,
+ PRNetAddr *addr);
+
+
+Parameters
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The function has the following parameters:
+
+``string``
+ The string to be converted.
+``addr``
+ On output, the equivalent network address.
+
+
+Returns
+~~~~~~~
+
+The function returns one of the following values:
+
+- If successful, ``PR_SUCCESS``.
+- If unsuccessful, ``PR_FAILURE``. You can retrieve the reason for the
+ failure by calling :ref:`PR_GetError`.
+
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+For IPv4 addresses, the input string represents numbers in the Internet
+standard "." notation. IPv6 addresses are indicated as strings using ":"
+characters separating octets, with numerous caveats for shortcutting
+(see RFC #1884). If the NSPR library and the host are configured to
+support IPv6, both formats are supported. Otherwise, use of anything
+other than IPv4 dotted notation results in an error.