hostent Struct Reference
[Netdb]

Structure returned by network data base library. More...

#include <netdb.h>

Data Fields
char *	h_name
	Official host name.
char **	h_aliases
	Alias list.
int	h_addrtype
	Host address type.
int	h_length
	Address length.
char **	h_addr_list
	List of addresses from name server.

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Detailed Description

Structure returned by network data base library.

All addresses are supplied in host order, and returned in network order (suitable for use in system calls).

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Field Documentation

char** hostent::h_addr_list

List of addresses from name server.

int hostent::h_addrtype

Host address type.

char** hostent::h_aliases

Alias list.

int hostent::h_length

Address length.

char* hostent::h_name

Official host name.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• include/netdb.h