Java Host Check normalizeHostName(String name)

Description

Given a string representation of a host, return its ip address in textual presentation.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
name	a string representation of a host: either a textual representation its IP address or its host name

Return

its IP address in the string format

Declaration

public static String normalizeHostName(String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Given a string representation of a host, return its ip address
     * in textual presentation.
     *
     * @param name a string representation of a host:
     *             either a textual representation its IP address or its host name
     * @return its IP address in the string format
     */
    public static String normalizeHostName(String name) {
        try {
            return InetAddress.getByName(name).getHostAddress();
        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
            return name;
        }
    }
}

Related

1. isInternalHostname(String host)
2. isLocal(final String hostName)
3. isLocal(final String hostname)
4. isThisMe(String hostname)
5. normalizeHost(String host)
6. normalizeHostNames(Collection names)