Resolve a host string to its corresponding network addresses.
Declared in <netbase.h>
std::vector<CNetAddr>
LookupHost(
std::string const& name,
unsigned int nMaxSolutions,
bool fAllowLookup,
DNSLookupFn dns_lookup_function = g_dns_lookup);The resulting network addresses to which the specified host string resolved.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The string representing a host. Could be a name or a numerical IP address (IPv6 addresses in their bracketed form are allowed). |
| nMaxSolutions | The maximum number of addresses to return; 0 means no limit. |
| fAllowLookup | Whether DNS lookups are permitted. |
| dns_lookup_function | The resolver used to perform the lookup. |
Lookup(const std::string&, uint16_t, bool, unsigned int, DNSLookupFn) for additional parameter descriptions.