Inet6Address (GNU libgcj 4.8.0 Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- java.net.InetAddress
- - java.net.Inet6Address

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public final class Inet6Address
extends InetAddress
```
See Also:
Serialized Form

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Compares this object against the specified object
`byte[]`	`getAddress()` Returns the raw IP address of this InetAddress object.
`static Inet6Address`	`getByAddress(String host, byte[] addr, int scopeId)` Creates a scoped Inet6Address where the scope has an integer id.
`static Inet6Address`	`getByAddress(String host, byte[] addr, NetworkInterface nif)` Creates a scoped Inet6Address where the scope is a given NetworkInterface.
`String`	`getHostAddress()` Returns the IP address string in textual presentation
`NetworkInterface`	`getScopedInterface()` Returns the `NetworkInterface` of the address scope if it is a scoped address and the scope is given in the form of a NetworkInterface.
`int`	`getScopeId()` Returns the scope ID of the address scope if it is a scoped adress using an integer to identify the scope.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hashcode for this IP address (The hashcode is independent of scope)
`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
getAllByName, getByAddress, getByAddress, getByName, getCanonicalHostName, getHostName, getLocalHost, 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
    
    Overrides:
    
    isAnyLocalAddress in class InetAddress
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - isLoopbackAddress
```
public boolean isLoopbackAddress()
```
    Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is a loopback address
    
    Overrides:
    
    isLoopbackAddress in class InetAddress
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - isLinkLocalAddress
```
public boolean isLinkLocalAddress()
```
    Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an link local address
    
    Overrides:
    
    isLinkLocalAddress in class InetAddress
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - isSiteLocalAddress
```
public boolean isSiteLocalAddress()
```
    Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is a site local address
    
    Overrides:
    
    isSiteLocalAddress in class InetAddress
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - isMCGlobal
```
public boolean isMCGlobal()
```
    Utility routine to check if the multicast address has global scope
    
    Overrides:
    
    isMCGlobal in class InetAddress
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - isMCNodeLocal
```
public boolean isMCNodeLocal()
```
    Utility routine to check if the multicast address has node scope
    
    Overrides:
    
    isMCNodeLocal in class InetAddress
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - isMCLinkLocal
```
public boolean isMCLinkLocal()
```
    Utility routine to check if the multicast address has link scope
    
    Overrides:
    
    isMCLinkLocal in class InetAddress
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - isMCSiteLocal
```
public boolean isMCSiteLocal()
```
    Utility routine to check if the multicast address has site scope
    
    Overrides:
    
    isMCSiteLocal in class InetAddress
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - isMCOrgLocal
```
public boolean isMCOrgLocal()
```
    Utility routine to check if the multicast address has organization scope
    
    Overrides:
    
    isMCOrgLocal in class InetAddress
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - getAddress
```
public byte[] getAddress()
```
    Returns the raw IP address of this InetAddress object. The result is in network byte order: the highest order byte of the address is i n getAddress()[0]
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAddress in class InetAddress
    
    Returns:
    IP address
  - getByAddress
```
public static Inet6Address getByAddress(String host,
                        byte[] addr,
                        int scopeId)
                                 throws UnknownHostException
```
    Creates a scoped Inet6Address where the scope has an integer id.
    
    Throws:
    
    UnkownHostException - if the address is an invalid number of bytes.
    
    UnknownHostException
    Since:
    
    1.5
  - getByAddress
```
public static Inet6Address getByAddress(String host,
                        byte[] addr,
                        NetworkInterface nif)
                                 throws UnknownHostException
```
    Creates a scoped Inet6Address where the scope is a given NetworkInterface.
    
    Throws:
    
    UnkownHostException - if the address is an invalid number of bytes.
    
    UnknownHostException
    Since:
    
    1.5
  - getScopedInterface
```
public NetworkInterface getScopedInterface()
```
    Returns the NetworkInterface of the address scope if it is a scoped address and the scope is given in the form of a NetworkInterface. (I.e. the address was created using the getByAddress(String, byte[], NetworkInterface) method) Otherwise this method returns null.
    
    Since:
    
    1.5
  - getScopeId
```
public int getScopeId()
```
    Returns the scope ID of the address scope if it is a scoped adress using an integer to identify the scope. Otherwise this method returns 0.
    
    Since:
    
    1.5
  - 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
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Returns a hashcode for this IP address (The hashcode is independent of scope)
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class InetAddress
    
    Returns:
    A hash value for this address.
    See Also:
    Object.equals(Object), System.identityHashCode(Object)
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Compares this object against the specified object
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class InetAddress
    
    Parameters:
    obj - The address to test for equality
    
    Returns:
    true if the passed in object's address is equal to this one's, false otherwise
    See Also:
    Object.hashCode()
  - isIPv4CompatibleAddress
```
public boolean isIPv4CompatibleAddress()
```
    Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an IPv4 compatible IPv6 address
    
    Since:
    
    1.4

Class Inet6Address

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.net.InetAddress

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

isMulticastAddress

isAnyLocalAddress

isLoopbackAddress

isLinkLocalAddress

isSiteLocalAddress

isMCGlobal

isMCNodeLocal

isMCLinkLocal

isMCSiteLocal

isMCOrgLocal

getAddress

getByAddress

getByAddress

getScopedInterface

getScopeId

getHostAddress

hashCode

equals

isIPv4CompatibleAddress