Java net unknownhostexception invalid hostname for server local

Question

 Below is my code implementation :

 java.net.UnknownHostException virtualhostname at 

 java.net.InetAddress.lookUpHostByName(InetAddress.java:506)

It works fine on my PC, but when I run it on an emulator I’m not able to check the HTTP status. I get this error “java.net.UnknownHostException: Invalid hostname for server: local” 

Can anyone tell me how to resolve this error?  

Answer 1

It means there’s no server as “local” when you try to connect to your local computer. You can try to use the hostname “localhost” instead of the IP address. 

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