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

Class NetUtils

java.lang.Object
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.NetUtils
public final class NetUtils extends Object
Networking-related convenience methods.

  • Method Details

    • getLocalHostname

      public static 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

    • getCanonicalLocalHostname

      public static String getCanonicalLocalHostname()
      This method gets the FQDN of the machine we are running on. It returns "UNKNOWN_LOCALHOST" if the host name cannot be found.
      Returns:
      The canonical name of the local host; or "UNKNOWN_LOCALHOST", if cannot be found.

    • 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 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 URI toURI(String path)
      Converts a URI string or file path to a URI object.
      Parameters:
      path - the URI string or path
      Returns:
      the URI object

    • toURIs

      public static List<URI> toURIs(String path)