Network.GetByName(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Android.Net

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Operates the same as InetAddress.getByName except that host resolution is done on this network.

[Android.Runtime.Register("getByName", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/net/InetAddress;", "GetGetByName_Ljava_lang_String_Handler")]
public virtual Java.Net.InetAddress? GetByName (string? host);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("getByName", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/net/InetAddress;", "GetGetByName_Ljava_lang_String_Handler")>]
abstract member GetByName : string -> Java.Net.InetAddress
override this.GetByName : string -> Java.Net.InetAddress

Parameters

host: String

the hostName to be resolved to an address or null.

Returns

InetAddress

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Exceptions

UnknownHostException

if the address lookup fails.

Remarks

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Applies to