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Parameters

Parameter

Description

hostname

Specifies the name of an area containing the name of the host to resolve.

hostname-length

Specifies the name of a fullword field containing the length of hostname. hostname-length can be specified as an absolute expression.

The maximum value for this parameter is 256.

hostentp

Specifies the name of a fullword field where the system returns the address of a HOSTENT structure containing the information about the host.