.NET Framework Class Library
Dns..::.GetHostName Method

Gets the host name of the local computer.

Namespace:  System.Net
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function GetHostName As String
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = Dns.GetHostName()
C#
public static string GetHostName()
Visual C++
public:
static String^ GetHostName()
JScript
public static function GetHostName() : String

Return Value

Type: System..::.String
A string that contains the DNS host name of the local computer.
Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
SocketException

An error is encountered when resolving the local host name.

Examples

The following example uses the GetHostName method to obtain the host name of the local computer.

Visual Basic
Public Sub DisplayLocalHostName()
    Try
        ' Get the local computer host name.
        Dim hostName As [String] = Dns.GetHostName()
        Console.WriteLine(("Computer name :" + hostName))
    Catch e As SocketException
        Console.WriteLine("SocketException caught!!!")
        Console.WriteLine(("Source : " + e.Source))
        Console.WriteLine(("Message : " + e.Message))
    Catch e As Exception
        Console.WriteLine("Exception caught!!!")
        Console.WriteLine(("Source : " + e.Source))
        Console.WriteLine(("Message : " + e.Message))
    End Try
C#
   public void DisplayLocalHostName()
   {
      try {
         // Get the local computer host name.
         String hostName = Dns.GetHostName();
         Console.WriteLine("Computer name :" + hostName);
      }
      catch(SocketException e) {
         Console.WriteLine("SocketException caught!!!");
         Console.WriteLine("Source : " + e.Source);
         Console.WriteLine("Message : " + e.Message);
      }
      catch(Exception e)
      {
          Console.WriteLine("Exception caught!!!");
          Console.WriteLine("Source : " + e.Source);
          Console.WriteLine("Message : " + e.Message);
      }
   }
Visual C++
public:
   void DisplayLocalHostName()
   {
      try
      {
         // Get the local computer host name.
         String^ hostName = Dns::GetHostName();
         Console::WriteLine( "Computer name : {0}", hostName );
      }
      catch ( SocketException^ e ) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "SocketException caught!!!" );
         Console::WriteLine( "Source : {0}", e->Source );
         Console::WriteLine( "Message : {0}", e->Message );
      }
      catch ( Exception^ e ) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "Exception caught!!!" );
         Console::WriteLine( "Source : {0}", e->Source );
         Console::WriteLine( "Message : {0}", e->Message );
      }
   }
.NET Framework Security

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
See Also

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