The InetAddress Class
address method
>>--address()--------------------------------------------------><
This method returns the ip address of the original hostname.
address= method
>>--address(ipaddress)-----------------------------------------><
family method)
>>--family()---------------------------------------------------><
This method returns the ip address family of the original hostname.
family= method
>>--family(newfamily)------------------------------------------><
This method sets the ip address family of the original hostname.
init method
>>--init(hostname, port +------------+--)----------------------><
+--, family--+This method creates a new instance of the InetAddress class.
- hostname
The ip address or host name of the host machine.
- port
The port number of the connection.
- family
The address family. The only valid value is AF_INET.
makeStem method
>>--makeStem()-------------------------------------------------><
This method returns a stem variable set to the current values of the instance. This method has limited usefulness to the programmer.
port method
>>--port()-----------------------------------------------------><
This method returns port number of the original hostname.
port= method
>>--port(newport)----------------------------------------------><
This method sets the port number of the original hostname.
The HostInfo Class
addr method
>>--addr()-----------------------------------------------------><
This method returns an array of ip addresses of the host.
address method
>>--address()--------------------------------------------------><
This method returns the main ip address of the host.
alias method
>>--alias()----------------------------------------------------><
This method returns an array of alias host name of the host.
name method
>>--alias()----------------------------------------------------><
This method returns the main host name of the host.
init method
>>--init(hostname)---------------------------------------------><
This method create an instance of the HostInfo class and sets all the attribute methods of the instance. The hostname can be either a valid DNS host name or an ip address.
makeStem method
>>--makeStem()-------------------------------------------------><
This method returns a stem variable set to the current values of the instance. This method has limited usefulness to the programmer.