---
title: "CFNetServiceGetTargetHost(_:)"
framework: cfnetwork
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "cfnetwork/cfnetservicegettargethost(_:)"
---

# CFNetServiceGetTargetHost(_:)

Queries a CFNetService for its target hosts.

## Declaration

```swift
func CFNetServiceGetTargetHost(_ theService: CFNetService) -> Unmanaged<CFString>?
```

## Parameters

- `theService`: Network service to be queried.

## Return Value

Return Value The target host name of the machine providing the service or NULL is of the service’s target host is not known. (The target host will not be known if it has not been resolved.)

## Discussion

Discussion This function is thread safe, but the target host name is not safe if the service is altered from another thread.

## See Also

### Network Services

- [CFNetService](cfnetwork/cfnetservice.md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowser](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowser.md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserFlags](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowserflags.md)
- [CFNetServiceMonitor](cfnetwork/cfnetservicemonitor.md)
- [CFNetServiceMonitorType](cfnetwork/cfnetservicemonitortype.md)
- [CFNetServiceClientContext](cfnetwork/cfnetserviceclientcontext.md)
- [CFNetServiceRegisterFlags](cfnetwork/cfnetserviceregisterflags.md)
- [CFNetServicesError](cfnetwork/cfnetserviceserror.md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserInvalidate(_:)](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowserinvalidate(_:).md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserScheduleWithRunLoop(_:_:_:)](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowserschedulewithrunloop(_:_:_:).md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserCreate(_:_:_:)](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowsercreate(_:_:_:).md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserGetTypeID()](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowsergettypeid().md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserSearchForDomains(_:_:_:)](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowsersearchfordomains(_:_:_:).md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserSearchForServices(_:_:_:_:)](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowsersearchforservices(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserStopSearch(_:_:)](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowserstopsearch(_:_:).md)