Java Local Host Get getCanonicalLocalHostName()

Description

Returns canonical name (fully qualified domain name) of the localhost.

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static String getCanonicalLocalHostName() 

Method Source Code

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

import java.net.UnknownHostException;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns canonical name (fully qualified domain name) of the localhost.
     *
     * @since 5.0
     */
    public static String getCanonicalLocalHostName() {
        try {
            final InetAddress localHost = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
            return localHost.getCanonicalHostName();
        } catch (final UnknownHostException ex) {
            return "localhost";
        }
    }
}

Related

1. createLocalHostID(int size)
2. getAllLocalHostNames()
3. getCanonicalLocalHostName()
4. getLocalHost()
5. getLocalHost()
6. getLocalhost()