Java InetAddress getLocalHost() method

The getLocalHost() method of Java InetAddress class returns the instance of InetAddress containing local host name and address. In this, firstly the host name is retrieved from the system, then that name is resolved into InetAddress.

Syntax:

Returns

It returns the instance of the local host.

Throws

UnknownHostException: if the local host name could not be resolved into an instance.

Example 1

import java.net.InetAddress;
public class JavaInetAddressGetLocalHostExample1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
      InetAddress ia = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
      String str = ia.getHostAddress();
      System.out.println(str);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

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