[C++] How to get host ip address<ipv4>

char* GetHostIp(void)
{
	char    HostName[125];
	hostent* hn;
	char * ipaddress =NULL;
	gethostname(HostName, sizeof(HostName));
	
	hn = gethostbyname(HostName);
	if (hn != NULL) 
	{ 
			ipaddress = inet_ntoa( *(IN_ADDR*)hn->h_addr_list[0]); 
	} 

	return ipaddress;

}

inet_addr(GetHostIp());