Dns.BeginGetHostEntry Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Net

Assemblies:: netstandard.dll, System.Net.NameResolution.dll

Assembly:: System.Net.NameResolution.dll

Assembly:: System.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

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Asynchronously resolves a host name or IP address to an IPHostEntry instance.

Overloads

BeginGetHostEntry(IPAddress, AsyncCallback, Object)	Asynchronously resolves an IP address to an IPHostEntry instance.
BeginGetHostEntry(String, AsyncCallback, Object)	Asynchronously resolves a host name or IP address to an IPHostEntry instance.

BeginGetHostEntry(IPAddress, AsyncCallback, Object)

Source:: Dns.cs

Source:: Dns.cs

Source:: Dns.cs

Asynchronously resolves an IP address to an IPHostEntry instance.

public:
 static IAsyncResult ^ BeginGetHostEntry(System::Net::IPAddress ^ address, AsyncCallback ^ requestCallback, System::Object ^ stateObject);

public static IAsyncResult BeginGetHostEntry(System.Net.IPAddress address, AsyncCallback? requestCallback, object? stateObject);

public static IAsyncResult BeginGetHostEntry(System.Net.IPAddress address, AsyncCallback requestCallback, object stateObject);

static member BeginGetHostEntry : System.Net.IPAddress * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult

Public Shared Function BeginGetHostEntry (address As IPAddress, requestCallback As AsyncCallback, stateObject As Object) As IAsyncResult

Parameters

address: IPAddress

The IP address to resolve.

requestCallback: AsyncCallback

An AsyncCallback delegate that references the method to invoke when the operation is complete.

stateObject: Object

A user-defined object that contains information about the operation. This object is passed to the requestCallback delegate when the operation is complete.

Returns

IAsyncResult

An IAsyncResult instance that references the asynchronous request.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

address is null.

SocketException

An error is encountered when resolving address.

ArgumentException

address is an invalid IP address.

Examples

The following code example uses the BeginGetHostEntry method to resolve an IP address to an IPHostEntry instance.

    // Signals when the resolve has finished.
public:
    static ManualResetEvent^ GetHostEntryFinished =
        gcnew ManualResetEvent(false);

    // define the state object for the callback. 
    // use hostName to correlate calls with the proper result.
    ref class ResolveState
    {
    public:
        String^ hostName;
        IPHostEntry^ resolvedIPs;

        ResolveState(String^ host)
        {
            hostName = host;
        }

        property IPHostEntry^ IPs 
        {
            IPHostEntry^ get()
            {
                return resolvedIPs;
            }

            void set(IPHostEntry^ IPs)
            {
                resolvedIPs = IPs;
            }
        }

        property String^ host 
        {
            String^ get()
            {
                return hostName;
            }

            void set(String^ host)
            {
                hostName = host;
            }
        }
    };

    // Record the IPs in the state object for later use.
    static void GetHostEntryCallback(IAsyncResult^ ar)
    {
        ResolveState^ ioContext = (ResolveState^)(ar->AsyncState);

        ioContext->IPs = Dns::EndGetHostEntry(ar);
        GetHostEntryFinished->Set();
    }


    // Determine the Internet Protocol(IP) addresses for this 
    // host asynchronously.
public:
    static void DoGetHostEntryAsync(String^ hostName)
    {
        GetHostEntryFinished->Reset();
        ResolveState^ ioContext = gcnew ResolveState(hostName);

        Dns::BeginGetHostEntry(ioContext->host,
            gcnew AsyncCallback(GetHostEntryCallback), ioContext);
        // Wait here until the resolve completes 
        // (the callback calls .Set())
        GetHostEntryFinished->WaitOne();

        Console::WriteLine("EndGetHostEntry({0}) returns:", ioContext->host);
      
        for (int i = 0; i < ioContext->IPs->AddressList->Length; i++)
        {
            Console::WriteLine("    {0}", ioContext->IPs->AddressList[i]->ToString());
        }

//      for each (IPAddress^ address in ioContext->IPs)
//      {
//          Console::WriteLine("{0} ", address);
//      }
    }

// Signals when the resolve has finished.
public static ManualResetEvent GetHostEntryFinished =
    new ManualResetEvent(false);

// Define the state object for the callback.
// Use hostName to correlate calls with the proper result.
public class ResolveState
{
    string hostName;
    IPHostEntry resolvedIPs;

    public ResolveState(string host)
    {
        hostName = host;
    }

    public IPHostEntry IPs
    {
        get { return resolvedIPs; }
        set { resolvedIPs = value; }
    }

    public string host
    {
        get { return hostName; }
        set { hostName = value; }
    }
}

// Record the IPs in the state object for later use.
public static void GetHostEntryCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
    ResolveState ioContext = (ResolveState)ar.AsyncState;
    ioContext.IPs = Dns.EndGetHostEntry(ar);
    GetHostEntryFinished.Set();
}

// Determine the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for
// this host asynchronously.
public static void DoGetHostEntryAsync(string hostname)
{
    GetHostEntryFinished.Reset();
    ResolveState ioContext= new ResolveState(hostname);

    Dns.BeginGetHostEntry(ioContext.host,
        new AsyncCallback(GetHostEntryCallback), ioContext);

    // Wait here until the resolve completes (the callback
    // calls .Set())
    GetHostEntryFinished.WaitOne();

    Console.WriteLine("EndGetHostEntry({0}) returns:", ioContext.host);

    foreach (IPAddress address in ioContext.IPs.AddressList)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"    {address}");
    }
}

' Signals when the resolve has finished.
Dim Shared GetHostEntryFinished As ManualResetEvent = New ManualResetEvent(False)

' Define the state object for the callback. 
' Use hostName to correlate calls with the proper result.
Class ResolveState
    
    Dim hostName As String
    Dim resolvedIPs As IPHostEntry

    Public Sub New(host As String)
        hostName = host
    End Sub

    Public Property IPs AS IPHostEntry
        Get
            Return resolvedIPs
        End Get
        Set
            resolvedIPs = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property host As String
        Get
            Return hostName
        End Get
        Set
            hostName = value
        End Set
    End Property

End Class

' Record the IPs in the state object for later use.
Shared Sub GetHostEntryCallback(ar As IAsyncResult)

    Dim ioContext As ResolveState = ar.AsyncState

    ioContext.IPs = Dns.EndGetHostEntry(ar)
    GetHostEntryFinished.Set()

End Sub

' Determine the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for 
' this host asynchronously.
Shared Sub DoGetHostEntryAsync(hostname As String)
    
    GetHostEntryFinished.Reset()
    Dim ioContext As ResolveState = New ResolveState(hostname)

    Dns.BeginGetHostEntry(ioContext.host,AddressOf GetHostEntryCallback, ioContext)

    ' Wait here until the resolve completes (the callback 
    ' calls .Set())
    GetHostEntryFinished.WaitOne()

    Console.WriteLine($"EndGetHostEntry({ioContext.host}) returns:")

    Dim addresses As IPAddress() = ioContext.IPs.AddressList

    Dim index As Integer
    For index = 0 To addresses.Length - 1
        Console.WriteLine($"    {addresses(index)}")
    Next index

End Sub

Remarks

The BeginGetHostEntry method asynchronously queries a DNS server for the IP addresses and aliases associated with an IP address.

Note This member emits trace information when you enable network tracing in your application. For more information, see Network Tracing in the .NET Framework.

The asynchronous BeginGetHostEntry operation must be completed by calling the EndGetHostEntry method. Typically, the method is invoked by the requestCallback delegate.

This method does not block until the operation is complete. To block until the operation is complete, use the GetHostEntry method.

For detailed information about using the asynchronous programming model, see Calling Synchronous Methods Asynchronously

Applies to

.NET 9 and other versions

Product	Versions
.NET	Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework	2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard	2.0, 2.1

BeginGetHostEntry(String, AsyncCallback, Object)

Source:: Dns.cs

Source:: Dns.cs

Source:: Dns.cs

Asynchronously resolves a host name or IP address to an IPHostEntry instance.

public:
 static IAsyncResult ^ BeginGetHostEntry(System::String ^ hostNameOrAddress, AsyncCallback ^ requestCallback, System::Object ^ stateObject);

public static IAsyncResult BeginGetHostEntry(string hostNameOrAddress, AsyncCallback? requestCallback, object? stateObject);

public static IAsyncResult BeginGetHostEntry(string hostNameOrAddress, AsyncCallback requestCallback, object stateObject);

static member BeginGetHostEntry : string * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult

Public Shared Function BeginGetHostEntry (hostNameOrAddress As String, requestCallback As AsyncCallback, stateObject As Object) As IAsyncResult

Parameters

hostNameOrAddress: String

The host name or IP address to resolve.

requestCallback: AsyncCallback

An AsyncCallback delegate that references the method to invoke when the operation is complete.

stateObject: Object

A user-defined object that contains information about the operation. This object is passed to the requestCallback delegate when the operation is complete.

Returns

IAsyncResult

An IAsyncResult instance that references the asynchronous request.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

hostNameOrAddress is null.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The length of hostNameOrAddress is greater than 255 characters.

SocketException

An error is encountered when resolving hostNameOrAddress.

ArgumentException

hostNameOrAddress is an invalid IP address.

Examples

The following code example uses the BeginGetHostEntry method to resolve an IP address to an IPHostEntry instance.

    // Signals when the resolve has finished.
public:
    static ManualResetEvent^ GetHostEntryFinished =
        gcnew ManualResetEvent(false);

    // define the state object for the callback. 
    // use hostName to correlate calls with the proper result.
    ref class ResolveState
    {
    public:
        String^ hostName;
        IPHostEntry^ resolvedIPs;

        ResolveState(String^ host)
        {
            hostName = host;
        }

        property IPHostEntry^ IPs 
        {
            IPHostEntry^ get()
            {
                return resolvedIPs;
            }

            void set(IPHostEntry^ IPs)
            {
                resolvedIPs = IPs;
            }
        }

        property String^ host 
        {
            String^ get()
            {
                return hostName;
            }

            void set(String^ host)
            {
                hostName = host;
            }
        }
    };

    // Record the IPs in the state object for later use.
    static void GetHostEntryCallback(IAsyncResult^ ar)
    {
        ResolveState^ ioContext = (ResolveState^)(ar->AsyncState);

        ioContext->IPs = Dns::EndGetHostEntry(ar);
        GetHostEntryFinished->Set();
    }


    // Determine the Internet Protocol(IP) addresses for this 
    // host asynchronously.
public:
    static void DoGetHostEntryAsync(String^ hostName)
    {
        GetHostEntryFinished->Reset();
        ResolveState^ ioContext = gcnew ResolveState(hostName);

        Dns::BeginGetHostEntry(ioContext->host,
            gcnew AsyncCallback(GetHostEntryCallback), ioContext);
        // Wait here until the resolve completes 
        // (the callback calls .Set())
        GetHostEntryFinished->WaitOne();

        Console::WriteLine("EndGetHostEntry({0}) returns:", ioContext->host);
      
        for (int i = 0; i < ioContext->IPs->AddressList->Length; i++)
        {
            Console::WriteLine("    {0}", ioContext->IPs->AddressList[i]->ToString());
        }

//      for each (IPAddress^ address in ioContext->IPs)
//      {
//          Console::WriteLine("{0} ", address);
//      }
    }

// Signals when the resolve has finished.
public static ManualResetEvent GetHostEntryFinished =
    new ManualResetEvent(false);

// Define the state object for the callback.
// Use hostName to correlate calls with the proper result.
public class ResolveState
{
    string hostName;
    IPHostEntry resolvedIPs;

    public ResolveState(string host)
    {
        hostName = host;
    }

    public IPHostEntry IPs
    {
        get { return resolvedIPs; }
        set { resolvedIPs = value; }
    }

    public string host
    {
        get { return hostName; }
        set { hostName = value; }
    }
}

// Record the IPs in the state object for later use.
public static void GetHostEntryCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
    ResolveState ioContext = (ResolveState)ar.AsyncState;
    ioContext.IPs = Dns.EndGetHostEntry(ar);
    GetHostEntryFinished.Set();
}

// Determine the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for
// this host asynchronously.
public static void DoGetHostEntryAsync(string hostname)
{
    GetHostEntryFinished.Reset();
    ResolveState ioContext= new ResolveState(hostname);

    Dns.BeginGetHostEntry(ioContext.host,
        new AsyncCallback(GetHostEntryCallback), ioContext);

    // Wait here until the resolve completes (the callback
    // calls .Set())
    GetHostEntryFinished.WaitOne();

    Console.WriteLine("EndGetHostEntry({0}) returns:", ioContext.host);

    foreach (IPAddress address in ioContext.IPs.AddressList)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"    {address}");
    }
}

' Signals when the resolve has finished.
Dim Shared GetHostEntryFinished As ManualResetEvent = New ManualResetEvent(False)

' Define the state object for the callback. 
' Use hostName to correlate calls with the proper result.
Class ResolveState
    
    Dim hostName As String
    Dim resolvedIPs As IPHostEntry

    Public Sub New(host As String)
        hostName = host
    End Sub

    Public Property IPs AS IPHostEntry
        Get
            Return resolvedIPs
        End Get
        Set
            resolvedIPs = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property host As String
        Get
            Return hostName
        End Get
        Set
            hostName = value
        End Set
    End Property

End Class

' Record the IPs in the state object for later use.
Shared Sub GetHostEntryCallback(ar As IAsyncResult)

    Dim ioContext As ResolveState = ar.AsyncState

    ioContext.IPs = Dns.EndGetHostEntry(ar)
    GetHostEntryFinished.Set()

End Sub

' Determine the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for 
' this host asynchronously.
Shared Sub DoGetHostEntryAsync(hostname As String)
    
    GetHostEntryFinished.Reset()
    Dim ioContext As ResolveState = New ResolveState(hostname)

    Dns.BeginGetHostEntry(ioContext.host,AddressOf GetHostEntryCallback, ioContext)

    ' Wait here until the resolve completes (the callback 
    ' calls .Set())
    GetHostEntryFinished.WaitOne()

    Console.WriteLine($"EndGetHostEntry({ioContext.host}) returns:")

    Dim addresses As IPAddress() = ioContext.IPs.AddressList

    Dim index As Integer
    For index = 0 To addresses.Length - 1
        Console.WriteLine($"    {addresses(index)}")
    Next index

End Sub

Remarks

The BeginGetHostEntry method queries a DNS server for the IP address that is associated with a host name or IP address.

Note This member emits trace information when you enable network tracing in your application. For more information, see Network Tracing in the .NET Framework.

The asynchronous BeginGetHostEntry operation must be completed by calling the EndGetHostEntry method. Typically, the method is invoked by the requestCallback delegate.

This method does not block until the operation is complete. To block until the operation is complete, use the GetHostEntry method.

For detailed information about using the asynchronous programming model, see Calling Synchronous Methods Asynchronously.

Applies to

.NET 9 and other versions

Product	Versions
.NET	Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework	2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard	2.0, 2.1

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Dns.BeginGetHostEntry Method

Definition

Overloads

BeginGetHostEntry(IPAddress, AsyncCallback, Object)

Parameters

Returns

Exceptions

Examples

Remarks

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BeginGetHostEntry(String, AsyncCallback, Object)

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Examples

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