ARES\_VERSION(3) Library Functions Manual ARES\_VERSION(3) # [NAME](#NAME) ares\_version - Get the version number of the library # [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS) ``` #include const char *ares_version(int *version) ``` # [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION) The [**ares\_version(3)**](/man/os/c-ares/ares_version.3) function gets the library version as a string and optionally as an integer stored in the *version* argument. If you pass a NULL, no integer is attempted to be returned. The integer is built up as 24bit number, with 8 separate bits used for major number, minor number and patch number. This makes a version string such as 1.2.3 will be returned as the hexadecimal number 0x010203 (decimal 66051). # [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO) [**ares\_init**(3)](/man/os/c-ares/ares_init.3), [**ares\_library\_init**(3)](/man/os/c-ares/ares_library_init.3) 29 January 2004 --- Document: ares_version(3) from c-ares 1.34.8-r2 (Chainguard OS) Source: https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares