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InetGetHostAddress(
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LPCTSTR
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The InetGetHostAddress function returns the numeric IP
address of the specified host.
Parameters
- lpszHostName
- A pointer to the name of the host to resolve; this may be a
fully-qualified domain name, or an IP address.
Return Value
If the function succeeds, it returns the 32-bit integer
representation of the IP address. If the function fails, the return
value is INET_ADDRESS_NONE. To get extended error information, call
InetGetLastError.
Remarks
This function can also be used to convert an address in dot
notation to a numeric IP address. If the library must perform a DNS
lookup to resolve the hostname, the calling thread will block.
Requirements
Client: Requires Windows Vista, Windows XP or Windows
2000 Professional.
Server: Requires Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 or
Windows 2000 Server.
Header: Include cswsock6.h.
Library: Use cswskav6.lib.
Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions.
See Also
InetGetHostName, InetGetLocalAddress, InetGetLocalName, InetGetPeerAddress
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