jdk.net.Inet6Address
This class represents an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address. Defined by RFC 2373: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture.
Textual representation of IP addresses
Textual representation of IPv6 address used as input to methods takes one of the following forms:
The preferred form is x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x, where the 'x's are the hexadecimal values of the eight 16-bit pieces of the address. This is the full form. For example,
1080:0:0:0:8:800:200C:417A
Note that it is not necessary to write the leading zeros in an individual field. However, there must be at least one numeral in every field, except as described below.
Due to some methods of allocating certain styles of IPv6
addresses, it will be common for addresses to contain long
strings of zero bits. In order to make writing addresses
containing zero bits easier, a special syntax is available to
compress the zeros. The use of :: indicates multiple groups
of 16-bits of zeros. The :: can only appear once in an address.
The :: can also be used to compress the leading and/or trailing
zeros in an address. For example,
1080::8:800:200C:417A
An alternative form that is sometimes more convenient when dealing with a mixed environment of IPv4 and IPv6 nodes is x:x:x:x:x:x:d.d.d.d, where the 'x's are the hexadecimal values of the six high-order 16-bit pieces of the address, and the 'd's are the decimal values of the four low-order 8-bit pieces of the standard IPv4 representation address, for example,
::FFFF:129.144.52.38 ::129.144.52.38
where ::FFFF:d.d.d.d and ::d.d.d.d are, respectively, the
general forms of an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address and an
IPv4-compatible IPv6 address. Note that the IPv4 portion must be
in the d.d.d.d form. The following forms are invalid:
::FFFF:d.d.d ::FFFF:d.d ::d.d.d ::d.d
The following form:
::FFFF:d
is valid, however it is an unconventional representation of the IPv4-compatible IPv6 address,
::255.255.0.d
while ::d corresponds to the general IPv6 address
0:0:0:0:0:0:0:d.
For methods that return a textual representation as output value, the full form is used. Inet6Address will return the full form because it is unambiguous when used in combination with other textual data.
Special IPv6 address
IPv4-mapped address Of the form::ffff:w.x.y.z, this IPv6 address is used to represent an IPv4 address. It allows the native program to use the same address data structure and also the same socket when communicating with both IPv4 and IPv6 nodes.
In InetAddress and Inet6Address, it is used for internal
representation; it has no functional role. Java will never
return an IPv4-mapped address. These classes can take an
IPv4-mapped address as input, both in byte array and text
representation. However, it will be converted into an IPv4
address.
Textual representation of IPv6 scoped addresses
The textual representation of IPv6 addresses as described above can be extended to specify IPv6 scoped addresses. This extension to the basic addressing architecture is described in [draft-ietf-ipngwg-scoping-arch-04.txt].
Because link-local and site-local addresses are non-global, it is possible that different hosts may have the same destination address and may be reachable through different interfaces on the same originating system. In this case, the originating system is said to be connected to multiple zones of the same scope. In order to disambiguate which is the intended destination zone, it is possible to append a zone identifier (or scope_id) to an IPv6 address.
The general format for specifying the scope_id is the following:
IPv6-address%scope_id The IPv6-address is a literal IPv6 address as described above. The scope_id refers to an interface on the local system, and it can be specified in two ways. As a numeric identifier. This must be a positive integer that identifies the particular interface and scope as understood by the system. Usually, the numeric values can be determined through administration tools on the system. Each interface may have multiple values, one for each scope. If the scope is unspecified, then the default value used is zero. As a string. This must be the exact string that is returned by NetworkInterface.getName() for the particular interface in question. When an Inet6Address is created in this way, the numeric scope-id is determined at the time the object is created by querying the relevant NetworkInterface.
Note also, that the numeric scope_id can be retrieved from Inet6Address instances returned from the NetworkInterface class. This can be used to find out the current scope ids configured on the system.
This class represents an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address.
Defined by
RFC 2373: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture.
Textual representation of IP addresses
Textual representation of IPv6 address used as input to methods
takes one of the following forms:
The preferred form is x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x,
where the 'x's are
the hexadecimal values of the eight 16-bit pieces of the
address. This is the full form. For example,
1080:0:0:0:8:800:200C:417A
Note that it is not necessary to write the leading zeros in
an individual field. However, there must be at least one numeral
in every field, except as described below.
Due to some methods of allocating certain styles of IPv6
addresses, it will be common for addresses to contain long
strings of zero bits. In order to make writing addresses
containing zero bits easier, a special syntax is available to
compress the zeros. The use of `::` indicates multiple groups
of 16-bits of zeros. The `::` can only appear once in an address.
The `::` can also be used to compress the leading and/or trailing
zeros in an address. For example,
1080::8:800:200C:417A
An alternative form that is sometimes more convenient
when dealing with a mixed environment of IPv4 and IPv6 nodes is
x:x:x:x:x:x:d.d.d.d, where the 'x's are the hexadecimal values
of the six high-order 16-bit pieces of the address, and the 'd's
are the decimal values of the four low-order 8-bit pieces of the
standard IPv4 representation address, for example,
::FFFF:129.144.52.38
::129.144.52.38
where `::FFFF:d.d.d.d` and `::d.d.d.d` are, respectively, the
general forms of an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address and an
IPv4-compatible IPv6 address. Note that the IPv4 portion must be
in the `d.d.d.d` form. The following forms are invalid:
::FFFF:d.d.d
::FFFF:d.d
::d.d.d
::d.d
The following form:
::FFFF:d
is valid, however it is an unconventional representation of
the IPv4-compatible IPv6 address,
::255.255.0.d
while `::d` corresponds to the general IPv6 address
`0:0:0:0:0:0:0:d`.
For methods that return a textual representation as output
value, the full form is used. Inet6Address will return the full
form because it is unambiguous when used in combination with other
textual data.
Special IPv6 address
IPv4-mapped address
Of the form::ffff:w.x.y.z, this IPv6 address is used to
represent an IPv4 address. It allows the native program to
use the same address data structure and also the same
socket when communicating with both IPv4 and IPv6 nodes.
In InetAddress and Inet6Address, it is used for internal
representation; it has no functional role. Java will never
return an IPv4-mapped address. These classes can take an
IPv4-mapped address as input, both in byte array and text
representation. However, it will be converted into an IPv4
address.
Textual representation of IPv6 scoped addresses
The textual representation of IPv6 addresses as described above can be
extended to specify IPv6 scoped addresses. This extension to the basic
addressing architecture is described in [draft-ietf-ipngwg-scoping-arch-04.txt].
Because link-local and site-local addresses are non-global, it is possible
that different hosts may have the same destination address and may be
reachable through different interfaces on the same originating system. In
this case, the originating system is said to be connected to multiple zones
of the same scope. In order to disambiguate which is the intended destination
zone, it is possible to append a zone identifier (or scope_id) to an
IPv6 address.
The general format for specifying the scope_id is the following:
IPv6-address%scope_id
The IPv6-address is a literal IPv6 address as described above.
The scope_id refers to an interface on the local system, and it can be
specified in two ways.
As a numeric identifier. This must be a positive integer
that identifies the particular interface and scope as understood by the
system. Usually, the numeric values can be determined through administration
tools on the system. Each interface may have multiple values, one for each
scope. If the scope is unspecified, then the default value used is zero.
As a string. This must be the exact string that is returned by
NetworkInterface.getName() for the particular interface in
question. When an Inet6Address is created in this way, the numeric scope-id
is determined at the time the object is created by querying the relevant
NetworkInterface.
Note also, that the numeric scope_id can be retrieved from
Inet6Address instances returned from the NetworkInterface class. This can be
used to find out the current scope ids configured on the system.*get-by-addressclj
(*get-by-address host addr nif)Create an Inet6Address in the exact manner of InetAddress.getByAddress(String,byte[]) except that the IPv6 scope_id is set to the value corresponding to the given interface for the address type specified in addr. The call will fail with an UnknownHostException if the given interface does not have a numeric scope_id assigned for the given address type (eg. link-local or site-local). See here for a description of IPv6 scoped addresses.
host - the specified host - java.lang.String
addr - the raw IP address in network byte order - byte[]
nif - an interface this address must be associated with. - java.net.NetworkInterface
returns: an Inet6Address object created from the raw IP address. - java.net.Inet6Address
throws: java.net.UnknownHostException - if IP address is of illegal length, or if the interface does not have a numeric scope_id assigned for the given address type.
Create an Inet6Address in the exact manner of InetAddress.getByAddress(String,byte[]) except that the IPv6 scope_id is set to the value corresponding to the given interface for the address type specified in addr. The call will fail with an UnknownHostException if the given interface does not have a numeric scope_id assigned for the given address type (eg. link-local or site-local). See here for a description of IPv6 scoped addresses. host - the specified host - `java.lang.String` addr - the raw IP address in network byte order - `byte[]` nif - an interface this address must be associated with. - `java.net.NetworkInterface` returns: an Inet6Address object created from the raw IP address. - `java.net.Inet6Address` throws: java.net.UnknownHostException - if IP address is of illegal length, or if the interface does not have a numeric scope_id assigned for the given address type.
any-local-address?clj
(any-local-address? this)Utility routine to check if the InetAddress in a wildcard address.
returns: a boolean indicating if the Inetaddress is
a wildcard address. - boolean
Utility routine to check if the InetAddress in a wildcard address.
returns: a boolean indicating if the Inetaddress is
a wildcard address. - `boolean`equalsclj
(equals this obj)Compares this object against the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and it represents the same IP address as this object.
Two instances of InetAddress represent the same IP address if the length of the byte arrays returned by getAddress is the same for both, and each of the array components is the same for the byte arrays.
obj - the object to compare against. - java.lang.Object
returns: true if the objects are the same; false otherwise. - boolean
Compares this object against the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and it represents the same IP address as this object. Two instances of InetAddress represent the same IP address if the length of the byte arrays returned by getAddress is the same for both, and each of the array components is the same for the byte arrays. obj - the object to compare against. - `java.lang.Object` returns: true if the objects are the same; false otherwise. - `boolean`
get-addressclj
(get-address this)Returns the raw IP address of this InetAddress object. The result is in network byte order: the highest order byte of the address is in getAddress()[0].
returns: the raw IP address of this object. - byte[]
Returns the raw IP address of this InetAddress object. The result is in network byte order: the highest order byte of the address is in getAddress()[0]. returns: the raw IP address of this object. - `byte[]`
get-host-addressclj
(get-host-address this)Returns the IP address string in textual presentation. If the instance
was created specifying a scope identifier then the scope id is appended
to the IP address preceded by a % (per-cent) character. This can be
either a numeric value or a string, depending on which was used to create
the instance.
returns: the raw IP address in a string format. - java.lang.String
Returns the IP address string in textual presentation. If the instance was created specifying a scope identifier then the scope id is appended to the IP address preceded by a `%` (per-cent) character. This can be either a numeric value or a string, depending on which was used to create the instance. returns: the raw IP address in a string format. - `java.lang.String`
get-scope-idclj
(get-scope-id this)Returns the numeric scopeId, if this instance is associated with an interface. If no scoped_id is set, the returned value is zero.
returns: the scopeId, or zero if not set. - int
Returns the numeric scopeId, if this instance is associated with an interface. If no scoped_id is set, the returned value is zero. returns: the scopeId, or zero if not set. - `int`
get-scoped-interfaceclj
(get-scoped-interface this)Returns the scoped interface, if this instance was created with with a scoped interface.
returns: the scoped interface, or null if not set. - java.net.NetworkInterface
Returns the scoped interface, if this instance was created with with a scoped interface. returns: the scoped interface, or null if not set. - `java.net.NetworkInterface`
hash-codeclj
(hash-code this)Returns a hashcode for this IP address.
returns: a hash code value for this IP address. - int
Returns a hashcode for this IP address. returns: a hash code value for this IP address. - `int`
i-pv-4-compatible-address?clj
(i-pv-4-compatible-address? this)Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an IPv4 compatible IPv6 address.
returns: a boolean indicating if the InetAddress is an IPv4
compatible IPv6 address; or false if address is IPv4 address. - boolean
Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an
IPv4 compatible IPv6 address.
returns: a boolean indicating if the InetAddress is an IPv4
compatible IPv6 address; or false if address is IPv4 address. - `boolean`link-local-address?clj
(link-local-address? this)Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an link local address.
returns: a boolean indicating if the InetAddress is a link local
address; or false if address is not a link local unicast address. - boolean
Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an link local address.
returns: a boolean indicating if the InetAddress is a link local
address; or false if address is not a link local unicast address. - `boolean`loopback-address?clj
(loopback-address? this)Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is a loopback address.
returns: a boolean indicating if the InetAddress is a loopback
address; or false otherwise. - boolean
Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is a loopback address.
returns: a boolean indicating if the InetAddress is a loopback
address; or false otherwise. - `boolean`mc-global?clj
(mc-global? this)Utility routine to check if the multicast address has global scope.
returns: a boolean indicating if the address has is a multicast
address of global scope, false if it is not of global scope or
it is not a multicast address - boolean
Utility routine to check if the multicast address has global scope.
returns: a boolean indicating if the address has is a multicast
address of global scope, false if it is not of global scope or
it is not a multicast address - `boolean`mc-link-local?clj
(mc-link-local? this)Utility routine to check if the multicast address has link scope.
returns: a boolean indicating if the address has is a multicast
address of link-local scope, false if it is not of link-local
scope or it is not a multicast address - boolean
Utility routine to check if the multicast address has link scope.
returns: a boolean indicating if the address has is a multicast
address of link-local scope, false if it is not of link-local
scope or it is not a multicast address - `boolean`mc-node-local?clj
(mc-node-local? this)Utility routine to check if the multicast address has node scope.
returns: a boolean indicating if the address has is a multicast
address of node-local scope, false if it is not of node-local
scope or it is not a multicast address - boolean
Utility routine to check if the multicast address has node scope.
returns: a boolean indicating if the address has is a multicast
address of node-local scope, false if it is not of node-local
scope or it is not a multicast address - `boolean`mc-org-local?clj
(mc-org-local? this)Utility routine to check if the multicast address has organization scope.
returns: a boolean indicating if the address has is a multicast
address of organization-local scope, false if it is not of
organization-local scope or it is not a multicast address - boolean
Utility routine to check if the multicast address has organization scope.
returns: a boolean indicating if the address has is a multicast
address of organization-local scope, false if it is not of
organization-local scope or it is not a multicast address - `boolean`mc-site-local?clj
(mc-site-local? this)Utility routine to check if the multicast address has site scope.
returns: a boolean indicating if the address has is a multicast
address of site-local scope, false if it is not of site-local
scope or it is not a multicast address - boolean
Utility routine to check if the multicast address has site scope.
returns: a boolean indicating if the address has is a multicast
address of site-local scope, false if it is not of site-local
scope or it is not a multicast address - `boolean`multicast-address?clj
(multicast-address? this)Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an IP multicast address. 11111111 at the start of the address identifies the address as being a multicast address.
returns: a boolean indicating if the InetAddress is an IP
multicast address - boolean
Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is an IP multicast
address. 11111111 at the start of the address identifies the
address as being a multicast address.
returns: a boolean indicating if the InetAddress is an IP
multicast address - `boolean`site-local-address?clj
(site-local-address? this)Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is a site local address.
returns: a boolean indicating if the InetAddress is a site local
address; or false if address is not a site local unicast address. - boolean
Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is a site local address.
returns: a boolean indicating if the InetAddress is a site local
address; or false if address is not a site local unicast address. - `boolean`cljdoc is a website building & hosting documentation for Clojure/Script libraries
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