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Diffstat (limited to 'src/network/kernel/qhostaddress.cpp')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/network/kernel/qhostaddress.cpp | 12 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qhostaddress.cpp b/src/network/kernel/qhostaddress.cpp index 579567023e..5087576b44 100644 --- a/src/network/kernel/qhostaddress.cpp +++ b/src/network/kernel/qhostaddress.cpp @@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ QString QHostAddress::toString() const usually the same as the interface name (e.g., "eth0", "en1") or number (e.g., "1", "2"). - \sa setScopeId() + \sa setScopeId(), QNetworkInterface, QNetworkInterface::interfaceFromName */ QString QHostAddress::scopeId() const { @@ -796,8 +796,14 @@ QString QHostAddress::scopeId() const /*! \since 4.1 - Sets the IPv6 scope ID of the address to \a id. If the address - protocol is not IPv6, this function does nothing. + Sets the IPv6 scope ID of the address to \a id. If the address protocol is + not IPv6, this function does nothing. The scope ID may be set as an + interface name (such as "eth0" or "en1") or as an integer representing the + interface index. If \a id is an interface name, QtNetwork will convert to + an interface index using QNetworkInterface::interfaceIndexFromName() before + calling the operating system networking functions. + + \sa scopeId(), QNetworkInterface, QNetworkInterface::interfaceFromName */ void QHostAddress::setScopeId(const QString &id) { |