Return the hostname.

Synopsis

pct_encoded_view
hostname() const;

Description

This function returns the hostname with percent-encoding removed. The hostname is formed from the host string, with the additional step of removing the enclosing square brackets when the host type is host_type::ipv6 or host_type::ipvfuture.

Example

url_view u( "https://www%2droot.example.com/" );

assert( u.hostname() == "www-root.example.com" );

BNF

host        = IP-literal / IPv4address / reg-name

IP-literal  = "[" ( IPv6address / IPvFuture  ) "]"

Exception Safety

Throws nothing.

Specification

See Also

encoded_host, encoded_hostname, encoded_host_and_port, has_port, host, host_type, port, port_number.