Struct hostent

Interface status:

externallyDefinedApi

struct hostent;

Description

Structures returned by network data base library. All addresses are supplied in host order, and returned in network order (suitable for use in system calls).

Members

Defined in hostent:

• h_addr_listlist of addresses from name server
• h_addrtypehost address type
• h_aliasesalias list
• h_lengthlength of address
• h_nameofficial name of host

Interface status:

externallyDefinedApi

Inherited from: hostent

char * h_name;

Description

official name of host

Interface status:

externallyDefinedApi

Inherited from: hostent

char ** h_aliases;

Description

alias list

Interface status:

externallyDefinedApi

Inherited from: hostent

int h_addrtype;

Description

host address type

Interface status:

externallyDefinedApi

Inherited from: hostent

int h_length;

Description

length of address

Interface status:

externallyDefinedApi

Inherited from: hostent

char ** h_addr_list;

Description

list of addresses from name server