_Added in 1.9.0_

*$dns(N)*

Returns the IP address that was resolved during a [[on DNS]] [[Scripting_Events|event]].

See also [[/dns]], [[on DNS]].

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| N | If N = 0, returns number of associated IP addresses, otherwise the Nth IP address. |

*Properties*

table(ktable).
|*Property*|*Description*|
| .nick | Returns the nick if [[/dns]] was used on a nick. |
| .addr | Returns the resolved hostname. |
| .ip | Returns the resolved Ip address. |

*Example*

<pre>
; Lookup a nick
/dns nick

; Lookup a hostname
/dns google.com

; Lookup a IP address.
/dns 8.8.8.8

; Print the results from the lookups.
on *:DNS:{
var %n = $dns(0)
 echo 4 Found %n addresses
 while (%n > 0) {
   echo 4 dns: $dns(%n) nick: $dns(%n).nick addr: $dns(%n).addr ip: $dns(%n).ip
   dec %n

 }
}
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