// network/LocalHost.java // ©2016 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // The local loopback IP address import java.net.*; public class LocalHost { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { InetAddress local1 = InetAddress.getByName(null), local2 = InetAddress.getByName("localhost"), local3 = InetAddress.getByName("127.0.0.1"), local4 = InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress(); System.out.println(local1); System.out.println(local2); System.out.println(local3); System.out.println(local4); } } /* Output: localhost/127.0.0.1 localhost/127.0.0.1 /127.0.0.1 localhost/127.0.0.1 */