NetworkUtils (WSO2 Carbon - Utilities 4.5.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.wso2.carbon.utils.NetworkUtils

public final class NetworkUtils
extends Object

Utility classes for networking

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static String LOCALHOST
what we return when we cannot determine our hostname.

static String LOCALHOST_IPV6
loopback address in IPV6

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`getLocalHostname()`	Get the string defining the hostname of the system, as taken from the default network adapter of the system.
`static String`	`getMgtHostName()`	Returns the host name to be used by the Management Console
`static void`	`init(String hostName, String mgtHostName)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - LOCALHOST
```
public static final String LOCALHOST
```
    what we return when we cannot determine our hostname. We use this rather than 'localhost' as if DNS is very confused, localhost can map to different machines than "self".
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - LOCALHOST_IPV6
```
public static final String LOCALHOST_IPV6
```
    loopback address in IPV6
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - init
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public static void init(String hostName,
                        String mgtHostName)
                 throws SocketException
```
    Throws:
    
    SocketException
  - getLocalHostname
```
public static String getLocalHostname()
                               throws SocketException
```
    Get the string defining the hostname of the system, as taken from the default network adapter of the system. There is no guarantee that this will be fully qualified, or that it is the hostname used by external machines to access the server. If we cannot determine the name, then we return the default hostname, which is defined by LOCALHOST
    
    Returns:
    
    a string name of the host.
    
    Throws:
    
    SocketException
  - getMgtHostName
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public static String getMgtHostName()
```
    Returns the host name to be used by the Management Console
    
    Returns:
    
    host name to be used by the Management Console