Java Local Host Get getLocalHostName()

Description

Set the host name variable.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String getLocalHostName() 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Set the host name variable. Sometimes the network can be finicky, so the
     * answer returned by getHostName() could throw an exception or be null.
     * Have it read the environment variable if getHostName() is unsuccessful.
     */
    public static String getLocalHostName() {
        String hostName = "";
        try {
            hostName = java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName();
        } catch (UnknownHostException ex) {
            // getLocalHost().getHostName() can fail in some situations. 
            // Use environment variable if so.
            hostName = System.getenv("COMPUTERNAME"); //NON-NLS
        }
        if (hostName == null || hostName.isEmpty()) {
            hostName = System.getenv("COMPUTERNAME"); //NON-NLS
        }
        return hostName;
    }
}

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