Name

Inet4Address

Synopsis

Inet4Address implements methods defined by its superclass to make them specific to IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) internet addresses. Inet4Address does not have a constructor. Create instances with the static methods of InetAddress, which return instances of Inet4Address or Inet6Address as appropriate.

java.net.Inet4Address

Figure 12-6. java.net.Inet4Address

public final class Inet4Address extends InetAddress {
// No Constructor
                  // Public Methods Overriding InetAddress
     public boolean equals(Object obj);  
     public byte[ ] getAddress( );  
     public String getHostAddress( );  
     public int hashCode( );  
     public boolean isAnyLocalAddress( );  
     public boolean isLinkLocalAddress( );  
     public boolean isLoopbackAddress( );  
     public boolean isMCGlobal( );  
     public boolean isMCLinkLocal( );  
     public boolean isMCNodeLocal( );                constant
     public boolean isMCOrgLocal( );
     public boolean isMCSiteLocal( );  
     public boolean isMulticastAddress( );  
     public boolean isSiteLocalAddress( );  
}

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