DeviceNetworkInformation.ResolveHostNameAsync Method (DnsEndPoint, NameResolutionCallback, Object)

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Asynchronously resolves a host name on the first available network interface.

Namespace: Microsoft.Phone.Net.NetworkInformation
Assembly: Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)

Syntax

Public Shared Sub ResolveHostNameAsync ( _
    endPoint As DnsEndPoint, _
    callback As NameResolutionCallback, _
    context As Object _
)

public static void ResolveHostNameAsync(
    DnsEndPoint endPoint,
    NameResolutionCallback callback,
    Object context
)

callback
Type: Microsoft.Phone.Net.NetworkInformation..::.NameResolutionCallback
A delegate that references the method to invoke when the operation is complete.

context
Type: System..::.Object
A user-defined object that contains information about the operation.

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	endPoint or callback is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

The context object is passed to the NameResolutionCallback delegate and then stored in the NameResolutionResult class when the operation is complete. If the application calling this method transitions to a dormant state before the callback is fired, a NetworkErrorCode with a value of NameResolutionOperationAborted will be received in the callback.