GetHostEntry(String) Method

Resolves a hostname (forward lookup) or IP address (reverse lookup) using the default DNS server.

Syntax

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function GetHostEntry( _
   ByVal hostNameOrAddress As String _
) As IPHostEntry

'Usage
 
Dim instance As DnsSlave
Dim hostNameOrAddress As String
Dim value As IPHostEntry
 
value = instance.GetHostEntry(hostNameOrAddress)

public IPHostEntry GetHostEntry( 
   string hostNameOrAddress
)

public: IPHostEntry* GetHostEntry( 
   string* hostNameOrAddress
)

public:
IPHostEntry^ GetHostEntry( 
   String^ hostNameOrAddress
)

hostNameOrAddress: Hostname or IP address (IPAddress.ToString() can be used).

Remarks

If IPv6 resolution results in an exception, it will only be thrown if IPv4 resolution succeeded but returned no records.