dsto.dfc.net
Class Localhost

java.lang.Object
  dsto.dfc.net.Localhost

public final class Localhost
extends Object

General host info utilities.

Author:

Matthew Phillips

Method Summary

static String	getDomain() Short cut to get the local host's default domain name.
static String	getName() Short cut to get the short version of the local host name (ie without the domain name).
static InetAddress	getNetworkAddress() Return the "real" network address of the current host (ie a non-loopback interface).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getName

public static String getName()
                      throws IOException,
                             NoHostNameException

Short cut to get the short version of the local host name (ie without the domain name).

Returns:

The host's name.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs accessing network adapter info.

NoHostNameException - if no host name can be found.

See Also:

getNetworkAddress()

getDomain

public static String getDomain()
                        throws IOException,
                               NoHostNameException

Short cut to get the local host's default domain name.

Returns:

The host's domain.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs accessing network adapter info.

NoHostNameException - if no domain can be found.

See Also:

getNetworkAddress()

getNetworkAddress

public static InetAddress getNetworkAddress()
                                     throws IOException,
                                            NoHostNameException

Return the "real" network address of the current host (ie a non-loopback interface).

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs accessing network adapter info.

NoHostNameException - if no non-loopback address can be found.