public class InterfaceAddress extends Object
NetworkInterface| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| boolean | equals(Object obj)Compares this object against the specified object. | 
| InetAddress | getAddress()Returns an  InetAddressfor this address. | 
| InetAddress | getBroadcast()Returns an  InetAddressfor the broadcast address
 for this InterfaceAddress. | 
| short | getNetworkPrefixLength()Returns the network prefix length for this address. | 
| int | hashCode()Returns a hashcode for this Interface address. | 
| String | toString()Converts this Interface address to a  String. | 
public InetAddress getAddress()
InetAddress for this address.InetAddress for this address.public InetAddress getBroadcast()
InetAddress for the broadcast address
 for this InterfaceAddress.
 
 Only IPv4 networks have broadcast address therefore, in the case
 of an IPv6 network, null will be returned.
InetAddress representing the broadcast
         address or null if there is no broadcast address.public short getNetworkPrefixLength()
Typical IPv6 values would be 128 (::1/128) or 10 (fe80::203:baff:fe27:1243/10)
short representing the prefix length for the
         subnet of that address.public boolean equals(Object obj)
true if and only if the argument is
 not null and it represents the same interface address as
 this object.
 
 Two instances of InterfaceAddress represent the same
 address if the InetAddress, the prefix length and the broadcast are
 the same for both.
equals in class Objectobj - the object to compare against.true if the objects are the same;
          false otherwise.hashCode()public int hashCode()
hashCode in class ObjectObject.equals(java.lang.Object), 
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