Javascript - Simple - getting an Ip from a URL

Question

I am simply trying to achieve something like this:

function getIp() {
var urlenter = document.getElementById('io');
var IPOUT = urlenter.IpAdress !------HERE!!!!!!!!------!

location.href = IPOUT;
}

so if I typed 'facebook.com' in 'io' it would set the href to the ip adress of facebook.com

Answer 1

JavaScript doesn't have any concept of hostnames or IP addresses. You would have to use an external service to resolve an IP address from a hostname.