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<legacy_id>1473</legacy_id>

<name>hostAddress</name>

<type>function</type>

<syntax>

<example>the hostAddress of <i>host</i>:<i>port</i>[|<i>connectionID</i>]</example>

<example>hostAddress(<i>host</i>:<i>port</i>[|<i>connectionID</i>])</example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

</objects>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<classification>

<category>Networks &amp; Communication</category>

</classification>

<references>

<command tag="accept">accept Command</command>

<function tag="peerAddress">peerAddress Function</function>

<function tag="hostAddressToName">hostAddressToName Function</function>

<function tag="DNSServers">DNSServers Function</function>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

</history>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<summary><glossary tag="return">Returns</glossary> the <glossary tag="IP address">IP address</glossary> of the local system a <glossary tag="socket">socket</glossary> is connected to.</summary>

<examples>

<example>the hostAddress of "www.example.com:80"</example>

<example>hostAddress("example.net:25|10")</example>

<example>the hostAddress of "127.0.0.1:8080|dataConnection"</example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Use the <b>hostAddress</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> to find the <glossary tag="IP address">IP address</glossary> of the computer that LiveCode is running on.</p><p/><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>host</i> is an <glossary tag="IP address">IP address</glossary> or <glossary tag="domain name">domain name</glossary>.</p><p/><p>The <i>port</i> is the number of the <glossary tag="port">port</glossary> the <glossary tag="socket">socket</glossary> is connected to.</p><p/><p>The <i>connectionID</i> is a <keyword tag="string">string</keyword> identifying the <glossary tag="socket">socket</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>hostAddress</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> the <glossary tag="IP address">IP address</glossary> of the computer. This address is in the form X.X.X.X, where each X is a number with between 1 and 3 digits.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The socket must be open. If the specified socket has not been opened, the <b>hostAddress</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> "not an open socket". If you have issued an <command tag="open socket">open socket</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to create the <glossary tag="socket">socket</glossary>, you cannot use the <b>hostAddress</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> until after the <glossary tag="socket">socket</glossary> has been created and the <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> has completed.</p><p/><p>The <i>connectionID</i> is needed only if more than one <glossary tag="socket">socket</glossary> is connected to the same <glossary tag="port">port</glossary> of the same <glossary tag="disabled">host</glossary>. The <i>connectionID</i> is assigned by the <command tag="accept">accept</command> or <command tag="open socket">open socket</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> that created the <glossary tag="socket">socket</glossary>.</p>

</description>

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