(Node.js) DNS Lookup

Do a DNS lookup to resolve a hostname to an IP address.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOS

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var socket = new chilkat.Socket();

    var maxWaitMs = 10000;
    var ipAddr = socket.DnsLookup("www.chilkatsoft.com",maxWaitMs);
    if (socket.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(socket.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("IP Address: " + ipAddr);

}

chilkatExample();