org.apache.aries.rsa.provider.tcp

Class LocalHostUtil

java.lang.Object

org.apache.aries.rsa.provider.tcp.LocalHostUtil

public final class LocalHostUtil
extends Object

Utility methods to get the local address even on a linux host.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static InetAddress	getLocalHost() Returns an InetAddress representing the address of the localhost.
static String	getLocalIp()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getLocalHost

public static InetAddress getLocalHost()
                                throws UnknownHostException

Returns an InetAddress representing the address of the localhost. Every attempt is made to find an address for this host that is not the loopback address. If no other address can be found, the loopback will be returned.

Returns:

InetAddress the address of localhost

Throws:

UnknownHostException - if there is a problem determining the address

getLocalIp

public static String getLocalIp()