hostent Structure

C

struct hostent {
    char * h_name;
    char ** h_alias;
    int h_addrtype;
    int h_length;
    char ** h_addr_list;
};

This is record hostenet


Members	Description
h_name	Points to a string containing the name of the host.
h_alias	Points to a null terminated list of pointers that point to the aliases of the host.
h_addrtype	Contains the address type for the host. Currently only AF_INET is supported.
h_length	Contains the length of the h_addr_list.
h_addr_list	Points to a NULL terminated list of pointers that point to the address of the host.