Java Network Interface Get getLoopbackInterfaceName()

Description

Get the loopback interface name.

License

Open Source License

Return

the loopback interface name.

Declaration

public static String getLoopbackInterfaceName() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// w ww.ja v  a 2 s.c  om
 *
 * JMeta - Meta's java implementation
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Pablo Joubert
 * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Thomas Lavocat
 * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Nicolas Michon
 *
 * This file is part of JMeta.
 *
 * JMeta is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * JMeta 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.
 *
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 *
 */

import java.net.NetworkInterface;
import java.net.SocketException;

import java.util.Collections;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get the loopback interface name.
     *
     * @return the loopback interface name.
     */
    public static String getLoopbackInterfaceName() {
        try {
            for (NetworkInterface netIf : Collections.list(NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces())) {
                if (netIf == null) {
                    continue;
                }
                if (netIf.isLoopback()) {
                    return netIf.getName();
                }
            }
        } catch (SocketException ex) {
        }
        return null;
    }
}

Related

1. getLinkLocalScopeId()
2. getLocalInterfaces()
3. getLocalMac()
4. getLocalNetworkInterface()
5. getLoopbackInterface()
6. getLoopbackNIF()
7. getMac()
8. getMacBytes()
9. getNetworkErrorMessage(Throwable e)