method

hostname

v2_2_9 - Show latest stable - 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]”

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# File lib/uri/generic.rb, line 648
    def hostname
      v = self.host
      /\A\[(.*)\]\z/ =~ v ? $1 : v
    end