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  • Java InetAddress class represents an IP address.
  • The java.net.InetAddress class provides methods to get the IP of any host name for example www.wikitechy.com, www.google.com, www.facebook.com etc.

Methods of InetAddress class

MethodDescription
public static InetAddress getByName(String host)
throws UnknownHostException
It returns the instance of InetAddress containing LocalHost IP and name.
public static InetAddress getLocalHost()
throws UnknownHostException
It returns the instance of InetAdddress containing local host name and address.
public String getHostName()It returns the host name of the IP address.
public String getHostAddress()It returns the IP address in string format.

Sample Code

  • The example is given below,
import java.io.*;  
import java.net.*;  
public class InetDemo{  
public static void main(String[] args){  
try{  
InetAddress ip=InetAddress.getByName("www.wikitechy.com");  
  
System.out.println("Host Name: "+ip.getHostName());  
System.out.println("IP Address: "+ip.getHostAddress());  
}catch(Exception e){System.out.println(e);}  
}  
} 
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Output

Host Name: www.wikitechy.com
IP Address: 192.169.231.100

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