java.net

Class Inet4Address

java.lang.Object

java.net.InetAddress

java.net.Inet4Address

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class Inet4Address
extends InetAddress

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj) Compare the current Inet4Address instance with obj
byte[]	getAddress() Returns the address of the current instance
String	getHostAddress() Returns the address as string
int	hashCode() Computes the hashcode of the instance
boolean	isAnyLocalAddress() Checks if this address is a wildcard address
boolean	isLinkLocalAddress() Checks if this address is a link local address
boolean	isLoopbackAddress() Checks if this address is a loopback address
boolean	isMCGlobal() Checks if this multicast address has global scope
boolean	isMCLinkLocal() Checks if this multicast address has link scope
boolean	isMCNodeLocal() Checks if this multicast address has node scope
boolean	isMCOrgLocal() Checks if this multicast address has organization scope
boolean	isMCSiteLocal() Checks if this multicast address has site scope
boolean	isMulticastAddress() Checks if the address is a multicast address
boolean	isSiteLocalAddress() Checks if this address is a site local address

Methods inherited from class java.net.InetAddress

getAllByName, getByAddress, getByAddress, getByLiteral, getByName, getCanonicalHostName, getHostName, getLocalHost, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Compare the current Inet4Address instance with obj

Overrides:

equals in class InetAddress

Parameters:

obj - Object to compare with

Returns:

true if the passed in object's address is equal to this one's, false otherwise

getAddress

public byte[] getAddress()

Returns the address of the current instance

Overrides:

getAddress in class InetAddress

Returns:

IP address

getHostAddress

public String getHostAddress()

Returns the address as string

Overrides:

getHostAddress in class InetAddress

Returns:

The IP address of this object in String form

Since:

1.0.2

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Computes the hashcode of the instance

Overrides:

hashCode in class InetAddress

Returns:

A hash value for this address.

isAnyLocalAddress

public boolean isAnyLocalAddress()

Checks if this address is a wildcard address

Overrides:

isAnyLocalAddress in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isLinkLocalAddress

public boolean isLinkLocalAddress()

Checks if this address is a link local address

Overrides:

isLinkLocalAddress in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isLoopbackAddress

public boolean isLoopbackAddress()

Checks if this address is a loopback address

Overrides:

isLoopbackAddress in class InetAddress

isMCGlobal

public boolean isMCGlobal()

Checks if this multicast address has global scope

Overrides:

isMCGlobal in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isMCLinkLocal

public boolean isMCLinkLocal()

Checks if this multicast address has link scope

Overrides:

isMCLinkLocal in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isMCNodeLocal

public boolean isMCNodeLocal()

Checks if this multicast address has node scope

Overrides:

isMCNodeLocal in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isMCOrgLocal

public boolean isMCOrgLocal()

Checks if this multicast address has organization scope

Overrides:

isMCOrgLocal in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isMCSiteLocal

public boolean isMCSiteLocal()

Checks if this multicast address has site scope

Overrides:

isMCSiteLocal in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isMulticastAddress

public boolean isMulticastAddress()

Checks if the address is a multicast address

Overrides:

isMulticastAddress in class InetAddress

Returns:

true if mulitcast, false if not

Since:

1.1

isSiteLocalAddress

public boolean isSiteLocalAddress()

Checks if this address is a site local address

Overrides:

isSiteLocalAddress in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4