The os.hostname() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of the os module which is used to get host name of the operating system.
Syntax:
os.hostname()
Parameters: This method does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This method returns a string value that specifies the host name of the operating system.
Below examples illustrate the use of os.hostname() method in Node.js:
Example 1:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // os.hostname() method // Allocating os module const os = require( 'os' );
// Printing os.hostname() value console.log(os.hostname()); |
Output:
gekchos_lappy
Example 2:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // os.hostname() method // Allocating os module const os = require( 'os' );
// Printing os.hostname() value if (os.hostname()) {
var hostname = os.hostname();
console.log( "Hostname for the operating"
+ " system is " + String(hostname));
} |
Output:
Hostname for the operating system is gekchos_lappy
Note: The above program will compile and run by using the node index.js
command.