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# nw_endpoint_t

A local or remote endpoint in a network connection.

```
typealias nw_endpoint_t = any OS_nw_endpoint
```

## Topics

### Endpoint Types

[`nw_endpoint_type_t`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_type_t)

The type of a network endpoint, such as a host or a service.

[`nw_endpoint_get_type(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_get_type(_:))

Accesses the type of a endpoint.

### Host Endpoints

[`nw_endpoint_create_host(_:_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_create_host(_:_:))

Creates a network endpoint with a hostname and port, where the hostname may be interpreted as an IP address.

[`nw_endpoint_get_hostname(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_get_hostname(_:))

Accesses the hostname stored in an endpoint.

[`nw_endpoint_get_port(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_get_port(_:))

Accesses the port stored in an endpoint, in host-byte order.

[`nw_endpoint_copy_port_string(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_copy_port_string(_:))

Copies the port of an endpoint as a string.

### Address Endpoints

[`nw_endpoint_create_address(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_create_address(_:))

Creates a network endpoint with an address structure.

[`nw_endpoint_get_address(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_get_address(_:))

Accesses the address structure stored in an address endpoint.

[`nw_endpoint_copy_address_string(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_copy_address_string(_:))

Copies the address of an endpoint as a string.

[`nw_endpoint_copy_port_string(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_copy_port_string(_:))

Copies the port of an endpoint as a string.

### Bonjour Service Endpoints

[`nw_endpoint_create_bonjour_service(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_create_bonjour_service(_:_:_:))

Creates a network endpoint with a Bonjour service name, type, and domain.

[`nw_endpoint_get_bonjour_service_name(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_get_bonjour_service_name(_:))

Accesses the Bonjour service name stored in an endpoint.

[`nw_endpoint_get_bonjour_service_type(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_get_bonjour_service_type(_:))

Accesses the Bonjour service type stored in an endpoint.

[`nw_endpoint_get_bonjour_service_domain(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_get_bonjour_service_domain(_:))

Accesses the Bonjour service domain stored in an endpoint.

### URL Endpoints

[`nw_endpoint_create_url(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_create_url(_:))

Creates a network endpoint with a URL string.

[`nw_endpoint_get_url(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_endpoint_get_url(_:))

Accesses the URL string stored in an endpoint.


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