hostent.md

# hostent
## **Overview**
**Related Modules:**
[NET](NET.md)
**Description:**
Describes the host name and address information.
## **Summary**
## Data Fields

Variable Name	Description
h_name	char *
h_aliases	char **
h_addrtype	int
h_length	int
h_addr_list	char **

## **Details**
## **Field Documentation**
## h\_addr\_list
```
char** hostent::h_addr_list
```
**Description:**
A pointer to an array of pointers to host addresses
## h\_addrtype
```
int hostent::h_addrtype
```
**Description:**
IP address type
## h\_aliases
```
char** hostent::h_aliases
```
**Description:**
A pointer to an array of pointers to alternative host names
## h\_length
```
int hostent::h_length
```
**Description:**
Address length
## h\_name
```
char* hostent::h_name
```
**Description:**
A pointer to the host name