| Platform SDK: Windows Sockets |
The getnodebyname identifier searches for a DECnet node address that matches the specified DECnet node name. DECnet Phase IV node names consist of one to six alphanumeric characters with at least one alphabetic character.
#include <ws2dnet.h> struct nodeent_f FAR *WSAAPI getnodebyname( const char FAR * );
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Pointer to an ASCIIZ node name for which to search. |
The function returns a pointer to a static nodeent_f structure. The application must copy this data before issuing another getnodebyaddr call. If the end of file is reached, a NULL pointer is returned.