@ -27,53 +27,52 @@ void ares_free_data(void *\fIdataptr\fP)
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The
.B ares_free_data(3)
function frees one or more data structures allocated and returned
by several c-ares functions. Specifically the data returned by the
following list of functions must be deallocated using this function.
The \fB ares_free_data(3)\fP function frees one or more data structures
allocated and returned by several c-ares functions. Specifically the data
returned by the following list of functions must be deallocated using this
function.
.TP 5
.B ares_get_servers(3)
When used to free the data returned by ares_get_servers(3) this
will free the whole linked list of ares_addr_node structures returned
by ares_get_servers(3) .
When used to free the data returned by \fI ares_get_servers(3)\fP this will
free the whole linked list of ares_addr_node structures returned by
\fI ares_get_servers(3)\fP .
.TP
.B ares_parse_srv_reply(3)
When used to free the data returned by ares_parse_srv_reply(3) this
will free the whole linked list of ares_srv_reply structures returned
by ares_parse_srv_reply(3), along with any additional storage
associated with those structures.
When used to free the data returned by \fI ares_parse_srv_reply(3)\fP this will
free the whole linked list of ares_srv_reply structures returned by
\fI ares_parse_srv_reply(3)\fP , along with any additional storage associated
with those structures.
.TP
.B ares_parse_mx_reply(3)
When used to free the data returned by ares_parse_mx_reply(3) this
will free the whole linked list of ares_mx_reply structures returned
by ares_parse_mx_reply(3), along with any additional storage
associated with those structures.
When used to free the data returned by \fI ares_parse_mx_reply(3)\fP this will
free the whole linked list of ares_mx_reply structures returned by
\fI ares_parse_mx_reply(3)\fP , along with any additional storage associated
with those structures.
.TP
.B ares_parse_txt_reply(3)
When used to free the data returned by ares_parse_txt_reply(3) this
will free the whole linked list of ares_txt_reply structures returned
by ares_parse_txt_reply(3), along with any additional storage
associated with those structures.
When used to free the data returned by \fI ares_parse_txt_reply(3)\fP this will
free the whole linked list of ares_txt_reply structures returned by
\fI ares_parse_txt_reply(3)\fP , along with any additional storage associated
with those structures.
.TP
.B ares_parse_soa_reply(3)
When used to free the data returned by ares_parse_soa_reply(3) this
will free the ares_soa_reply structure, along with any additional storage
When used to free the data returned by \fI ares_parse_soa_reply(3)\fP this will
free the ares_soa_reply structure, along with any additional storage
associated with those structure.
.B ares_parse_uri_reply(3)
When used to free the data returned by ares_parse_uri_reply(3) this
will free list of ares_uri_reply structures, along with any additional
storage associated with those structure.
When used to free the data returned by \fI ares_parse_uri_reply(3)\fP this will
free list of ares_uri_reply structures, along with any additional storage
associated with those structure.
.SH RETURN VALUE
The ares_free_data() function does not return a value.
The \fI ares_free_data(3 )\fP function does not return a value.
.SH AVAILABILITY
This function was first introduced in c-ares version 1.7.0.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR ares_get_servers(3),
.BR ares_parse_srv_reply(3),
.BR ares_parse_mx_reply(3),
.BR ares_parse_txt_reply(3),
.BR ares_parse_soa_reply(3)
.BR ares_get_servers (3),
.BR ares_parse_srv_reply (3),
.BR ares_parse_mx_reply (3),
.BR ares_parse_txt_reply (3),
.BR ares_parse_soa_reply (3)
.SH AUTHOR
Yang Tse
.PP