HostAddress *HostAddress::getLocalAddress() {
int bufferLength = 200;
char *buffer = new char[ bufferLength ];
gethostname( buffer, bufferLength );
char *name = stringDuplicate( buffer );
delete [] buffer;
// this class will destroy name for us
HostAddress *nameAddress = new HostAddress( name, 0 );
HostAddress *fullAddress = nameAddress->getNumericalAddress();
if( fullAddress != NULL ) {
delete nameAddress;
return fullAddress;
}
else {
return nameAddress;
}
}
HostAddress *HostAddress::getLocalAddress() {
// first make sure sockets are initialized
if( !Socket::isFrameworkInitialized() ) {
// try to init the framework
int error = Socket::initSocketFramework();
if( error == -1 ) {
printf( "initializing network socket framework failed\n" );
return NULL;
}
}
int bufferLength = 200;
char *buffer = new char[ bufferLength ];
gethostname( buffer, bufferLength );
char *name = stringDuplicate( buffer );
delete [] buffer;
// this class will destroy name for us
HostAddress *nameAddress = new HostAddress( name, 0 );
HostAddress *fullAddress = nameAddress->getNumericalAddress();
delete nameAddress;
return fullAddress;
}
