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.TH ARES_LIBRARY_INITIALIZED 3 "29 Sep 2016"
.SH NAME
ares_library_initialized \- get the initialization state
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <ares.h>

int ares_library_initialized(void)
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Returns information if c-ares needs to get initialized.
.SH RETURN VALUE
\fIARES_ENOTINITIALIZED\fP if not initialized and \fIARES_SUCCESS\fP if no
initialization is needed.
.SH AVAILABILITY
This function was first introduced in c-ares version 1.11.0
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR ares_library_init (3),
.BR ares_library_cleanup (3)