Problem in getHostAddress() method in java

I am trying to create a simple program that will return the address of host ie my computer

but it gives me exception null

I don't understand why?

here is my code

import java.net.*;
class Myserver
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
InetAddress is=null;
try
{
String st=is.getHostName();
System.out.println("Host address is "+st);
}
catch(Exception e)
{
System.out.println(e.getMessage());}
}
}

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Not sure wats going wrong in ur code..

InetAddress is=null; is setting the address to null...finally u get null.


I tried a new code..try this one...

import java.net.*;
class Myserver1
{
public static void main(String args[])
{

try
{ InetAddress addr = InetAddress.getLocalHost();

System.out.println("Host address is " +addr);
} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());}
}
}

Thanks for your response

but still i am not getting same exception

one thing is it possible to retrieve ip address that is allocated to me by my isp through this method ?

hi Goyal,

from my above code..you will get both the system hostname and ip address allotted to u.

Also post the exact exception so that i can debug...

nothing it just print null on console

I don't understand what is the problem ?

should i need to change my network settings?

Do you use broadband?if yes then you program gives which ip address ?I mean that which was allocated by isp or any other?

Hi goyal420,

I am using broadband connection and if I run bharathpb's program in my machine, it is working fine. It shows my machine's [hostname]/[ipaddress provided by ISP] in the output. I think you should once check network settings in your machine.

Thanks Guys for your reply

now i am getting my ip address

but why my program is not working ?I don't think that there is any syntax error but still there is a exception😕😕

goyal,,

As already mentioned by me..provide the exact exception which you are getting...is it null pointer exception or is your output simply null????

yes it simply output null in case of my first program