endhostent()--Close Host Database

 #include <netdb.h>

 void endhostent()

The endhostent() function is used to close the host database file. The file is opened by those functions that retrieve information about a host (for example, gethostent()).

Authorities

No authorization is required.

Usage Notes

1. When the _XOPEN_SOURCE macro defined to the value 520 or greater, the host file is always closed. When the _XOPEN_SOURCE macro is not so defined, the host file is not closed if a sethostent() with a nonzero parameter value was previously completed.
   
   
2. iSeries Navigator or the following CL commands can be used to access the host database file:
   • ADDTCPHTE (Add TCP/IP Host Table Entry)
     
     
   • RMVTCPHTE (Remove TCP/IP Host Table Entry)
     
     
   • CHGTCPHTE (Change TCP/IP Host Table Entry)
     
     
   • RNMTCPHTE (Rename TCP/IP Host Table Entry)
     
     
   • MRGTCPHT (Merge TCP/IP Host Tables)
   
   
   
3. Do not use the endhostent() function in a multithreaded environment. See the multithread alternative endhostent_r() function.
   
   
4. When you develop in C-based languages and an application is compiled with the _XOPEN_SOURCE macro defined to the value 520 or greater, the endhostent() API is mapped to qso_endhostent98().

Related Information

• _XOPEN_SOURCE--Using _XOPEN_SOURCE for the UNIX 98 compatible interface
  
  
• gethostent()--Get Next Entry from Host Database
  
  
• gethostbyname()--Get Host Information for Host Name
  
  
• gethostbyaddr()--Get Host Information for IP Address
  
  
• sethostent()--Open Host Database