System.UriHostNameType Enumeration

Specifies the type of host name specified in a Uri.

Members

• Unknown
  The host name is not a recognized type.
• Basic
  The host name is a basic host name (for example, "www.contoso.com").
• Dns
  The host name is a valid DNS host name.
• IPv4
  The host name is a valid IPv4 address (for example, "192.168.0.1").
• IPv6
  The host name is a valid IPv6 address (for example, "[::1]").
• Domain
  The host name is a valid domain name (e.g. contoso.com). This is the same as Dns.

Remarks

The UriHostNameType enumeration is returned by the Uri.HostNameType property.

This enumeration is used to determine the type of host name specified in a Uri. This can be useful for security purposes or for correctly formatting the Uri.

See Also

• Uri Class
• Uri.HostNameType Property
• System.Net Namespace