HostName (vespajlib 7.529.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.yahoo.net.HostName

```
public class HostName
extends Object
```
Utilities for getting the hostname of the system running the JVM. Detection of the hostname is now done before starting any Vespa programs and provided in the environment variable VESPA_HOSTNAME; if that variable isn't set a default of "localhost" is always returned.

Author:

arnej

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

HostName()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`getLocalhost()`	Return a public and fully qualified hostname for localhost that resolves to an IP address on a network interface.
`static void`	`setHostNameForTestingOnly(String hostName)`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - HostName
```
public HostName()
```
- Method Detail
  - getLocalhost
```
public static String getLocalhost()
```
    Return a public and fully qualified hostname for localhost that resolves to an IP address on a network interface.
    
    Returns:
    
    the preferred name of localhost
  - setHostNameForTestingOnly
```
public static void setHostNameForTestingOnly(String hostName)
```