InterfaceAddress JDK 1.6)

public boolean equals (Object obj)

Compares this object against the specified object.

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 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.
Returns: true if the objects are the same; false otherwise.
Parameters:
- obj - the object to compare against.
See Also: InterfaceAddress.hashCode(),

public InetAddress getAddress ()

Returns an InetAddress for this address.

Returns an InetAddress for this address.
Returns: the InetAddress for this address.

public InetAddress getBroadcast ()

Returns an InetAddress for the brodcast address for this InterfaceAddress.

Only IPv4 networks have broadcast address therefore, in the case of an IPv6 network, null will be returned.
Returns: the InetAddress representing the broadcast address or null if there is no broadcast address.

public short getNetworkPrefixLength ()

Returns the network prefix length for this address.

public int hashCode ()

Returns a hashcode for this Interface address.

public String toString ()

Converts this Interface address to a String.

Converts this Interface address to a String. The
string returned is of the form: InetAddress / prefix length [ broadcast address ].
Returns: a string representation of this Interface address.