How to get the ip of the computer on linux through Java?

Question

How to get the ip of the computer on linux through Java ?

I searched the net for examples, I found something regarding NetworkInterface class, but I can\'t wrap my

Answer 1

Do not forget about loopback addresses, which are not visible outside. Here is a function which extracts the first non-loopback IP(IPv4 or IPv6)

private static InetAddress getFirstNonLoopbackAddress(boolean preferIpv4, boolean preferIPv6) throws SocketException {
    Enumeration en = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces();
    while (en.hasMoreElements()) {
        NetworkInterface i = (NetworkInterface) en.nextElement();
        for (Enumeration en2 = i.getInetAddresses(); en2.hasMoreElements();) {
            InetAddress addr = (InetAddress) en2.nextElement();
            if (!addr.isLoopbackAddress()) {
                if (addr instanceof Inet4Address) {
                    if (preferIPv6) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    return addr;
                }
                if (addr instanceof Inet6Address) {
                    if (preferIpv4) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    return addr;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return null;
}