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function | NETGetHostName |
Other Library Functions |
Library: Network Utilities
Include: omnetutl.xin |
Returns: String
Name of a host computer given its IP address. |
define external stream function NETGetHostName By-IP value stream Host-IP optional
This function allows you to retrieve the official name of a host computer given its Internet Protocol (IP) address. The IP address must be specified in dotted decimal format (for example, "127.0.0.1"). If no IP address is specified, NETGetHostName
returns the name of the local host. If this function fails to retrieve the host name, it returns the passed IP address.
Argument:
Examples:
; get the official host name given its IP ; set host to "206.116.41.138" output "ip of %g(host) is: <" || NETGetHostName By-IP host || ">%n"
; get the name of the local host ; output "Local host name is: <" || NETGetHostName || ">%n"
Other Library Functions from-net-long net-long NETGetHostIP NETGetHostName NETIsVersionCompatible NETLibraryVersion to-net-long |
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