java.io.InetAddress class methods
boolean equals(Object obj)
compares two IP addresses, returns true if there is a match.
byte[ ] getAddress( )
returns the IP address in byte format.
static InetAddress [ ] getAllByName (String hostname) throws
java.net.UnknownHostException, java.lang.SecurityException
returns an array of InetAddress instances representing the hostname.
static InetAddress getByName (String hostname) throws
java.net.UnknownHostException, java.lang.SecurityException
returns an InetAddress instance representing the hostname.
String getHostAddress( )
returns the IP address in dotted decimal format.
static InetAddress getLocalHost ( ) throws
java.net.UnknownHostException, java.lang.SecurityException
returns the IP address of the localhost machine.
String getHostName( ) throws java.lang.SecurityManager
returns the hostname of the InetAddress.
boolean isMulticastAddress( )
returns true if the InetAddress is a multicast address (class D
address).
EXAMPLE 1:
import java.net.*;
public class SampleInetAddress {
public static void main(String [] args){
try { InetAddress local = InetAddress.getLocalHost( );
System.out.println("Name: " + local.getHostName( ) +
"\t IP address: " + local.getHostAddress( ) );
}
catch ( UnknownHostException e) {
System.out.println("Error: " + e);
}
}//end of main
}//end of class definition
