java.net

Class Inet6Address

java.lang.Object

java.net.InetAddress

java.net.Inet6Address

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class Inet6Address
extends InetAddress

Author:

Michael Koch

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getHostAddress() Returns the IP address string in textual presentation
boolean	isAnyLocalAddress() Utility routine to check if the InetAddress in a wildcard address
boolean	isIPv4CompatibleAddress() Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an IPv4 compatible IPv6 address
boolean	isLinkLocalAddress() Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an link local address
boolean	isLoopbackAddress() Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is a loopback address
boolean	isMCGlobal() Utility routine to check if the multicast address has global scope
boolean	isMCLinkLocal() Utility routine to check if the multicast address has link scope
boolean	isMCNodeLocal() Utility routine to check if the multicast address has node scope
boolean	isMCOrgLocal() Utility routine to check if the multicast address has organization scope
boolean	isMCSiteLocal() Utility routine to check if the multicast address has site scope
boolean	isMulticastAddress() Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an IP multicast address
boolean	isSiteLocalAddress() Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is a site local address

Methods inherited from class java.net.InetAddress

equals, equals, getAddress, getAllByName, getByAddress, getByAddress, getByName, getHostName, getLocalHost, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

isMulticastAddress

public boolean isMulticastAddress()

Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an IP multicast address

Overrides:

isMulticastAddress in class InetAddress

Returns:

true if mulitcast, false if not

Since:

1.1

isAnyLocalAddress

public boolean isAnyLocalAddress()

Utility routine to check if the InetAddress in a wildcard address

Specified by:

isAnyLocalAddress in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isLoopbackAddress

public boolean isLoopbackAddress()

Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is a loopback address

Since:

1.4

isLinkLocalAddress

public boolean isLinkLocalAddress()

Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an link local address

Specified by:

isLinkLocalAddress in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isSiteLocalAddress

public boolean isSiteLocalAddress()

Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is a site local address

Specified by:

isSiteLocalAddress in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isMCGlobal

public boolean isMCGlobal()

Utility routine to check if the multicast address has global scope

Specified by:

isMCGlobal in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isMCNodeLocal

public boolean isMCNodeLocal()

Utility routine to check if the multicast address has node scope

Specified by:

isMCNodeLocal in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isMCLinkLocal

public boolean isMCLinkLocal()

Utility routine to check if the multicast address has link scope

Specified by:

isMCLinkLocal in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isMCSiteLocal

public boolean isMCSiteLocal()

Utility routine to check if the multicast address has site scope

Specified by:

isMCSiteLocal in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

isMCOrgLocal

public boolean isMCOrgLocal()

Utility routine to check if the multicast address has organization scope

Specified by:

isMCOrgLocal in class InetAddress

Since:

1.4

getHostAddress

public String getHostAddress()

Returns the IP address string in textual presentation

Overrides:

getHostAddress in class InetAddress

Returns:

The IP address of this object in String form

isIPv4CompatibleAddress

public boolean isIPv4CompatibleAddress()

Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an IPv4 compatible IPv6 address

Since:

1.4