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netutil.host-name

function

Library: Network utilities (OMNETUTIL)
Import : omnetutl.xmd

Returns: name of a host computer given its IP address


Declaration 
define external stream function netutil.host-name
   of  value string Host-IP optional

Argument definitions

Host-IP
is the dotted decimal format IP address of the host computerof which you want to retrieve the name.


Purpose

Use netutil.host-name to retrieve the official name of a host computer given its Internet Protocol (IP) address.

Usage Notes

The IP address must be specified in dotted decimal format (for example, "127.0.0.1").

If no IP address is specified, netutil.host-name returns the name of the local host. If this function fails to retrieve the host name, it returns the passed IP address.

Example 


  import "omnetutil.xmd" prefixed by netutil.
  
  process
    local stream address initial {"206.116.41.138"}
  
    output "The name of the machine at IP address " || address
        || " is: " || netutil.host-name of address
        || "%n"
  
    output "The local host name is: " || netutil.host-name || "%n"

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