method

hostname

Ruby latest stable (v2_5_5) - 0 notes - Class: URI::Generic

hostname() public

extract the host part of the URI and unwrap brackets for IPv6 addresses.

This method is same as URI::Generic#host except brackets for IPv6 (and future IP) addresses are removed.

u = URI("http://[::1]/bar")
p u.hostname      #=> "::1"
p u.host          #=> "[::1]"

Show source

# File lib/uri/generic.rb, line 652
    def hostname
      v = self.host
      /\A\[(.*)\]\z/ =~ v ? $1 : v
    end