Dns.GetHostName Method

Definition

Gets the host name of the local computer.

public static string GetHostName();

Returns

A string that contains the DNS host name of the local computer.

Exceptions

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.

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);
   }
}

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1