Powershell get ipv4 address into a variable

Question

Is there an easy way in powershell 3.0 Windows 7 to get the local computer's ipv4 address into a variable?

Answer 1

Here is another solution:

$env:HostIP = (
    Get-NetIPConfiguration |
    Where-Object {
        $_.IPv4DefaultGateway -ne $null -and
        $_.NetAdapter.Status -ne "Disconnected"
    }
).IPv4Address.IPAddress