switch (iterator->ai_family)
                            {
                                case AF_INET:
                                {
                                    // use of reinterpret_cast preferred to C style cast
                                    sockaddr_in *sin = reinterpret_cast<sockaddr_in*>(iterator);
                                    inet_ntop(AF_INET, &sin->sin_addr, translated_ip, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
                                    break;
                                }
                                case AF_INET6:
                                {
                                    sockaddr_in6 *sin = reinterpret_cast<sockaddr_in6*>(iterator);
                                    // inet_ntoa should be considered deprecated
                                    inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &sin->sin6_addr, translated_ip, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
                                    break;
                                }
                                default:
                                    abort();
                            
                            }