org.xbill.DNS
Class Address

java.lang.Object
  org.xbill.DNS.Address

public final class Address
extends Object

Routines dealing with IP addresses. Includes functions similar to those in the java.net.InetAddress class.

Author:

Brian Wellington

Field Summary

static int	IPv4
static int	IPv6

Method Summary

static int	addressLength(int family) Returns the length of an address in a particular family.
static int	familyOf(InetAddress address) Returns the family of an InetAddress.
static InetAddress[]	getAllByName(String name) Determines all IP address of a host
static InetAddress	getByAddress(String addr) Converts an address from its string representation to an IP address.
static InetAddress	getByAddress(String addr, int family) Converts an address from its string representation to an IP address in a particular family.
static InetAddress	getByName(String name) Determines the IP address of a host
static String	getHostName(InetAddress addr) Determines the hostname for an address
static boolean	isDottedQuad(String s) Determines if a string contains a valid IP address.
static int[]	toArray(String s) Convert a string containing an IPv4 address to an array of 4 integers.
static int[]	toArray(String s, int family) Convert a string containing an IP address to an array of 4 or 16 integers.
static byte[]	toByteArray(String s, int family) Convert a string containing an IP address to an array of 4 or 16 bytes.
static String	toDottedQuad(byte[] addr) Converts a byte array containing an IPv4 address into a dotted quad string.
static String	toDottedQuad(int[] addr) Converts an int array containing an IPv4 address into a dotted quad string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

IPv4

public static final int IPv4

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Constant Field Values

IPv6

public static final int IPv6

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

toArray

public static int[] toArray(String s,
                            int family)

Convert a string containing an IP address to an array of 4 or 16 integers.

Parameters:

s - The address, in text format.

family - The address family.

Returns:

The address

toArray

public static int[] toArray(String s)

Convert a string containing an IPv4 address to an array of 4 integers.

Parameters:

s - The address, in text format.

Returns:

The address

toByteArray

public static byte[] toByteArray(String s,
                                 int family)

Convert a string containing an IP address to an array of 4 or 16 bytes.

Parameters:

s - The address, in text format.

family - The address family.

Returns:

The address

isDottedQuad

public static boolean isDottedQuad(String s)

Determines if a string contains a valid IP address.

Parameters:

s - The string

Returns:

Whether the string contains a valid IP address

toDottedQuad

public static String toDottedQuad(byte[] addr)

Converts a byte array containing an IPv4 address into a dotted quad string.

Parameters:

addr - The array

Returns:

The string representation

toDottedQuad

public static String toDottedQuad(int[] addr)

Converts an int array containing an IPv4 address into a dotted quad string.

Parameters:

addr - The array

Returns:

The string representation

getByName

public static InetAddress getByName(String name)
                             throws UnknownHostException

Determines the IP address of a host

Parameters:

name - The hostname to look up

Returns:

The first matching IP address

Throws:

UnknownHostException - The hostname does not have any addresses

getAllByName

public static InetAddress[] getAllByName(String name)
                                  throws UnknownHostException

Determines all IP address of a host

Parameters:

name - The hostname to look up

Returns:

All matching IP addresses

Throws:

UnknownHostException - The hostname does not have any addresses

getByAddress

public static InetAddress getByAddress(String addr)
                                throws UnknownHostException

Converts an address from its string representation to an IP address. The address can be either IPv4 or IPv6.

Parameters:

addr - The address, in string form

Returns:

The IP addresses

Throws:

UnknownHostException - The address is not a valid IP address.

getByAddress

public static InetAddress getByAddress(String addr,
                                       int family)
                                throws UnknownHostException

Converts an address from its string representation to an IP address in a particular family.

Parameters:

addr - The address, in string form

family - The address family, either IPv4 or IPv6.

Returns:

The IP addresses

Throws:

UnknownHostException - The address is not a valid IP address in the specified address family.

getHostName

public static String getHostName(InetAddress addr)
                          throws UnknownHostException

Determines the hostname for an address

Parameters:

addr - The address to look up

Returns:

The associated host name

Throws:

UnknownHostException - There is no hostname for the address

familyOf

public static int familyOf(InetAddress address)

Returns the family of an InetAddress.

Parameters:

address - The supplied address.

Returns:

The family, either IPv4 or IPv6.

addressLength

public static int addressLength(int family)

Returns the length of an address in a particular family.

Parameters:

family - The address family, either IPv4 or IPv6.

Returns:

The length of addresses in that family.