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1<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" 1<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
2 "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> 2 "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
3<html> 3<html>
4 4
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@
13 13
14<!-- header +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> 14<!-- header +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
15 15
16<div class=header> 16<div class="header">
17<hr> 17<hr>
18<center> 18<center>
19<table summary="LuaSocket logo"> 19<table summary="LuaSocket logo">
20<tr><td align=center><a href="http://www.lua.org"> 20<tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.lua.org">
21<img width=128 height=128 border=0 alt="LuaSocket" src="luasocket.png"> 21<img width="128" height="128" border="0" alt="LuaSocket" src="luasocket.png">
22</a></td></tr> 22</a></td></tr>
23<tr><td align=center valign=top>Network support for the Lua language 23<tr><td align="center" valign="top">Network support for the Lua language
24</td></tr> 24</td></tr>
25</table> 25</table>
26<p class=bar> 26<p class="bar">
27<a href="index.html">home</a> &middot; 27<a href="index.html">home</a> &middot;
28<a href="index.html#download">download</a> &middot; 28<a href="index.html#download">download</a> &middot;
29<a href="installation.html">installation</a> &middot; 29<a href="installation.html">installation</a> &middot;
30<a href="introduction.html">introduction</a> &middot; 30<a href="introduction.html">introduction</a> &middot;
31<a href="reference.html">reference</a> 31<a href="reference.html">reference</a>
32</p> 32</p>
33</center> 33</center>
34<hr> 34<hr>
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
36 36
37<!-- dns ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> 37<!-- dns ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
38 38
39<h2 id=dns>DNS</h2> 39<h2 id="dns">DNS</h2>
40 40
41<p> 41<p>
42IPv4 name resolution functions 42IPv4 name resolution functions
43<a href=#toip><tt>dns.toip</tt></a> 43<a href="#toip"><tt>dns.toip</tt></a>
44and 44and
45<a href=#tohostname><tt>dns.tohostname</tt></a> 45<a href="#tohostname"><tt>dns.tohostname</tt></a>
46return <em>all</em> information obtained from 46return <em>all</em> information obtained from
47the resolver in a table of the form: 47the resolver in a table of the form:
48</p> 48</p>
49 49
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ Note that the <tt>alias</tt> list can be empty.
60</p> 60</p>
61 61
62<p> 62<p>
63The more general name resolution function 63The more general name resolution function
64<a href=#getaddrinfo><tt>dns.getaddrinfo</tt></a>, which 64<a href="#getaddrinfo"><tt>dns.getaddrinfo</tt></a>, which
65supports both IPv6 and IPv4, 65supports both IPv6 and IPv4,
66returns <em>all</em> information obtained from 66returns <em>all</em> information obtained from
67the resolver in a table of the form: 67the resolver in a table of the form:
68</p> 68</p>
69 69
@@ -88,82 +88,82 @@ addresses, and <tt>"inet6"</tt> for IPv6 addresses.
88 88
89<!-- getaddrinfo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> 89<!-- getaddrinfo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
90 90
91<p class=name id=getaddrinfo> 91<p class="name" id="getaddrinfo">
92socket.dns.<b>getaddrinfo(</b>address<b>)</b> 92socket.dns.<b>getaddrinfo(</b>address<b>)</b>
93</p> 93</p>
94 94
95<p class=description> 95<p class="description">
96Converts from host name to address. 96Converts from host name to address.
97</p> 97</p>
98 98
99<p class=parameters> 99<p class="parameters">
100<tt>Address</tt> can be an IPv4 or IPv6 address or host name. 100<tt>Address</tt> can be an IPv4 or IPv6 address or host name.
101</p> 101</p>
102 102
103<p class=return> 103<p class="return">
104The function returns a table with all information returned by 104The function returns a table with all information returned by
105the resolver. In case of error, the function returns <b><tt>nil</tt></b> 105the resolver. In case of error, the function returns <b><tt>nil</tt></b>
106followed by an error message. 106followed by an error message.
107</p> 107</p>
108 108
109<!-- gethostname ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> 109<!-- gethostname ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
110 110
111<p class=name id=gethostname> 111<p class="name" id="gethostname">
112socket.dns.<b>gethostname()</b> 112socket.dns.<b>gethostname()</b>
113</p> 113</p>
114 114
115<p class=description> 115<p class="description">
116Returns the standard host name for the machine as a string. 116Returns the standard host name for the machine as a string.
117</p> 117</p>
118 118
119<!-- tohostname +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> 119<!-- tohostname +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
120 120
121<p class=name id=tohostname> 121<p class="name" id="tohostname">
122socket.dns.<b>tohostname(</b>address<b>)</b> 122socket.dns.<b>tohostname(</b>address<b>)</b>
123</p> 123</p>
124 124
125<p class=description> 125<p class="description">
126Converts from IPv4 address to host name. 126Converts from IPv4 address to host name.
127</p> 127</p>
128 128
129<p class=parameters> 129<p class="parameters">
130<tt>Address</tt> can be an IP address or host name. 130<tt>Address</tt> can be an IP address or host name.
131</p> 131</p>
132 132
133<p class=return> 133<p class="return">
134The function returns a string with the canonic host name of the given 134The function returns a string with the canonic host name of the given
135<tt>address</tt>, followed by a table with all information returned by 135<tt>address</tt>, followed by a table with all information returned by
136the resolver. In case of error, the function returns <b><tt>nil</tt></b> 136the resolver. In case of error, the function returns <b><tt>nil</tt></b>
137followed by an error message. 137followed by an error message.
138</p> 138</p>
139 139
140<!-- toip +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> 140<!-- toip +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
141 141
142<p class=name id=toip> 142<p class="name" id="toip">
143socket.dns.<b>toip(</b>address<b>)</b> 143socket.dns.<b>toip(</b>address<b>)</b>
144</p> 144</p>
145 145
146<p class=description> 146<p class="description">
147Converts from host name to IPv4 address. 147Converts from host name to IPv4 address.
148</p> 148</p>
149 149
150<p class=parameters> 150<p class="parameters">
151<tt>Address</tt> can be an IP address or host name. 151<tt>Address</tt> can be an IP address or host name.
152</p> 152</p>
153 153
154<p class=return> 154<p class="return">
155Returns a string with the first IP address found for <tt>address</tt>, 155Returns a string with the first IP address found for <tt>address</tt>,
156followed by a table with all information returned by the resolver. 156followed by a table with all information returned by the resolver.
157In case of error, the function returns <b><tt>nil</tt></b> followed by an error 157In case of error, the function returns <b><tt>nil</tt></b> followed by an error
158message. 158message.
159</p> 159</p>
160 160
161<!-- footer +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> 161<!-- footer +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
162 162
163<div class=footer> 163<div class="footer">
164<hr> 164<hr>
165<center> 165<center>
166<p class=bar> 166<p class="bar">
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