Java Host Name Get getHostName()

Description

returns the lowercase hostname

License

Mozilla Public License

Declaration

public static String getHostName() 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    private static String myHostname = null;

    /**
     * returns the lowercase hostname
     *
     * @return
     */
    public static String getHostName() {
        if (myHostname == null) {
            try {
                InetAddress addr = InetAddress.getLocalHost();

                // Get IP Address
                // byte[] ipAddr = addr.getAddress();
                // Get hostname
                myHostname = addr.getHostName().toLowerCase();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                myHostname = "ADDRESS_UNKNOWN";
            }
        }
        return myHostname;
    }
}

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