NetworkUtil (uuid-creator 4.1.4 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.github.f4b6a3.uuid.util.internal.NetworkUtil

public final class NetworkUtil
extends Object

Utility that returns host name, MAC and IP.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`hostname()`	Returns the MAC host name if found.
`static String`	`ip()`	Returns the IP address if found.
`static String`	`mac()`	Returns the MAC address if found.
`static NetworkInterface`	`nic()`	Returns a network interface.

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

- Method Detail
  - hostname
```
public static String hostname()
```
    Returns the MAC host name if found. Sequence of HOSTNAME search: 1. Try to find the HOSTNAME variable in LINUX environment; 2. Try to find the COMPUTERNAME variable in WINDOWS environment; 3. Try to find the host name by calling {code InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName()};
    
    Returns:
    
    a string
  - mac
```
public static String mac()
```
    Returns the MAC address if found. Output format: "00-00-00-00-00-00" (in upper case)
    
    Returns:
    
    a string
  - ip
```
public static String ip()
```
    Returns the IP address if found. Output format: "0.0.0.0" (if IPv4)
    
    Returns:
    
    a string
  - nic
```
public static NetworkInterface nic()
```
    Returns a network interface. It returns the first network interface that satisfies these conditions: - it is not loop back; - it has MAC address; - it has IP address.
    
    Returns:
    
    a network interface.