[LANG-1297] SystemUtils.getHostName() API. Javadoc.

2016-12-14 14:28:40 -08:00 · 2016-12-14 14:28:40 -08:00 · a9f350eb94
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--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SystemUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SystemUtils.java
@ -1494,7 +1494,11 @@ public class SystemUtils {
    }

    /**
-     * Gets the host name.
+     * Gets the host name from an environment variable.
+     * 
+     * <p>
+     * If you want to know what the network stack says is the host name, you should use {@code InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName()}.
+     * </p>
     * 
     * @return the host name.
     * @since 3.6