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= nng_iov(5)
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== NAME
nng_iov - scatter/gather element
== SYNOPSIS
[source, c]
----
#include <nng/nng.h>
typedef struct {
void * iov_buf;
size_t iov_len;
} nng_iov;
----
== DESCRIPTION
An `nng_iov` structure represents a single element in a ((scatter/gather))
array.
Some operations can use arrays of these to access different regions of
memory in a single operation.
For example, it may be useful to send a message with header data from
one part of memory, and a user payload from another.
The operations that do this typically store an array of these in
an xref:nng_aio.5.adoc[`nng_aio`] structure using the
xref:nng_aio_set_iov.3.adoc[`nng_aio_set_iov()`] function.
The following structure members are present:
`iov_buf`::
This is a pointer to the first byte within the memory being
referenced by this scatter/gather element.
`iov_len`::
This is the size in bytes of this scatter/gather element.
== SEE ALSO
[.text-left]
xref:nng_aio_set_iov.3.adoc[nng_aio_set_iov(3)],
xref:nng_aio.5.adoc[nng_aio(5)],
xref:nng.7.adoc[nng(7)]