Package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util

Class NetUtils

  • public final class NetUtils
extends java.lang.Object
    Networking-related convenience methods.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.lang.String getLocalHostname()
      This method gets the network name of the machine we are running on.
      static byte[] getMacAddress()
      Returns the local network interface's MAC address if possible.
      static java.lang.String getMacAddressString()
      Returns the mac address, if it is available, as a string with each byte separated by a ":" character.
      static java.net.URI toURI​(java.lang.String path)
      Converts a URI string or file path to a URI object.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Method Detail

      • getLocalHostname

        public static java.lang.String getLocalHostname()
        This method gets the network name of the machine we are running on. Returns "UNKNOWN_LOCALHOST" in the unlikely case where the host name cannot be found.
        Returns:
        String the name of the local host

      • getMacAddress

        public static byte[] getMacAddress()
        Returns the local network interface's MAC address if possible. The local network interface is defined here as the NetworkInterface that is both up and not a loopback interface.
        Returns:
        the MAC address of the local network interface or null if no MAC address could be determined.

      • getMacAddressString

        public static java.lang.String getMacAddressString()
        Returns the mac address, if it is available, as a string with each byte separated by a ":" character.
        Returns:
        the mac address String or null.

      • toURI

        public static java.net.URI toURI​(java.lang.String path)
        Converts a URI string or file path to a URI object.
        Parameters:
        path - the URI string or path
        Returns:
        the URI object