org.xbill.DNS
Class Address

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

public final class Address

extends Object

A simple clone of the java.net.InetAddress class, using dnsjava routines.

Constructor Summary

Address()

Method Summary

static InetAddress[]	getAllByName(String name) Determines all IP address of a host
static InetAddress	getByName(String name) Determines the IP address of a host
static String	getHostName(InetAddress addr) Determines the hostname for an address

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Address

public Address()

Method Detail

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

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