Here you can find the source of getHostAddress()
public static String getHostAddress() throws SocketException
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w. j a va 2 s. c o m * * This file is part of the XiPKI project. * Copyright (c) 2014 - 2015 Lijun Liao * Author: Lijun Liao * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 * as published by the Free Software Foundation with the addition of the * following permission added to Section 15 as permitted in Section 7(a): * FOR ANY PART OF THE COVERED WORK IN WHICH THE COPYRIGHT IS OWNED BY * THE AUTHOR LIJUN LIAO. LIJUN LIAO DISCLAIMS THE WARRANTY OF NON INFRINGEMENT * OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU Affero General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. * * The interactive user interfaces in modified source and object code versions * of this program must display Appropriate Legal Notices, as required under * Section 5 of the GNU Affero General Public License. * * You can be released from the requirements of the license by purchasing * a commercial license. Buying such a license is mandatory as soon as you * develop commercial activities involving the XiPKI software without * disclosing the source code of your own applications. * * For more information, please contact Lijun Liao at this * address: lijun.liao@gmail.com */ import java.net.Inet4Address; import java.net.InetAddress; import java.net.NetworkInterface; import java.net.SocketException; import java.net.UnknownHostException; import java.util.Enumeration; import java.util.LinkedList; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static String getHostAddress() throws SocketException { List<String> addresses = new LinkedList<>(); Enumeration<NetworkInterface> interfaces = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces(); while (interfaces.hasMoreElements()) { NetworkInterface n = (NetworkInterface) interfaces.nextElement(); Enumeration<InetAddress> ee = n.getInetAddresses(); while (ee.hasMoreElements()) { InetAddress i = (InetAddress) ee.nextElement(); if (i instanceof Inet4Address) { addresses.add(((Inet4Address) i).getHostAddress()); } } } for (String addr : addresses) { if (addr.startsWith("192.") == false && addr.startsWith("127.") == false) { return addr; } } for (String addr : addresses) { if (addr.startsWith("127.") == false) { return addr; } } if (addresses.size() > 0) { return addresses.get(0); } else { try { return InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostAddress(); } catch (UnknownHostException e) { return "UNKNOWN"; } } } }