How to find out the local machine name using a java program?

[rajesh madhira]

Hi

I want to find out the machine name by using a java program. Can somebody help me out?

Thanks
Java_learner

[Srikanth Ramu]

InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName(); 

should get the localhost name

[Campbell Ritchie]

welcome to the Ranch, Rajesh Madhira.

I couldn't get InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName() to work; it threw an exception. I tried InetAddress.getByName("localhost") and got the result of localhost/127.0.0.1,

I should have known that result before trying!

[Peter Chase]

Bit difficult, this one. You can also try: -

InetAddress.getByName(addr.getHostAddress()).getHostName()

You can also use NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces() then call getInetAddresses() on each NetworkInterface object, then try some InetAddress methods on those ...

[rajesh madhira]

Thanks to everyone ..Just to add the following code worked fine for me.

import java.net.*;

public class Test {

public static void main(String args[]) {
try {
String name = InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName();
System.out.println(name);
} catch(Exception ex) { ex.printStackTrace();}
}
}