## Uses of Class
java.net.InetAddress

- Packages that use InetAddress
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  com.sun.nio.sctp | A Java API for Stream Control Transport Protocol.
  java.lang | Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
  java.net | Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
  java.nio.channels | Defines channels, which represent connections to entities that are capable of performing I/O operations, such as files and sockets; defines selectors, for multiplexed, non-blocking I/O operations.
  javax.net | Provides classes for networking applications.
  javax.net.ssl | Provides classes for the secure socket package.
  javax.security.auth.kerberos | This package contains utility classes related to the Kerberos network authentication protocol.
  org.ietf.jgss | This package presents a framework that allows application developers to make use of security services like authentication, data integrity and data confidentiality from a variety of underlying security mechanisms like Kerberos, using a unified API.

- - ### Uses of InetAddress in com.sun.nio.sctp

    Methods in com.sun.nio.sctp with parameters of type InetAddress
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract SctpChannel` | SctpChannel.`bindAddress​(InetAddress address)` | Adds the given address to the bound addresses for the channel's socket.
    `abstract SctpMultiChannel` | SctpMultiChannel.`bindAddress​(InetAddress address)` | Adds the given address to the bound addresses for the channel's socket.
    `abstract SctpServerChannel` | SctpServerChannel.`bindAddress​(InetAddress address)` | Adds the given address to the bound addresses for the channel's socket.
    `abstract SctpChannel` | SctpChannel.`unbindAddress​(InetAddress address)` | Removes the given address from the bound addresses for the channel's socket.
    `abstract SctpMultiChannel` | SctpMultiChannel.`unbindAddress​(InetAddress address)` | Removes the given address from the bound addresses for the channel's socket.
    `abstract SctpServerChannel` | SctpServerChannel.`unbindAddress​(InetAddress address)` | Removes the given address from the bound addresses for the channel's socket.

  - ### Uses of InetAddress in java.lang

    Methods in java.lang with parameters of type InetAddress
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | SecurityManager.`checkMulticast​(InetAddress maddr)` | Throws a `SecurityException` if the calling thread is not allowed to use (join/leave/send/receive) IP multicast.
    `void` | SecurityManager.`checkMulticast​(InetAddress maddr, byte ttl)` | Deprecated. Use #checkPermission(java.security.Permission) instead

  - ### Uses of InetAddress in java.net

    Subclasses of InetAddress in java.net
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `Inet4Address` | This class represents an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address.
    `class` | `Inet6Address` | This class represents an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address.

    Fields in java.net declared as InetAddress
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected InetAddress` | SocketImpl.`address` | The IP address of the remote end of this socket.

    Methods in java.net that return InetAddress
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `InetAddress` | DatagramPacket.`getAddress()` | Returns the IP address of the machine to which this datagram is being sent or from which the datagram was received.
    `InetAddress` | InetSocketAddress.`getAddress()` | Gets the `InetAddress`.
    `InetAddress` | InterfaceAddress.`getAddress()` | Returns an `InetAddress` for this address.
    `static InetAddress[]` | InetAddress.`getAllByName​(String host)` | Given the name of a host, returns an array of its IP addresses, based on the configured name service on the system.
    `InetAddress` | InterfaceAddress.`getBroadcast()` | Returns an `InetAddress` for the broadcast address for this InterfaceAddress.
    `static InetAddress` | InetAddress.`getByAddress​(byte[] addr)` | Returns an `InetAddress` object given the raw IP address .
    `static InetAddress` | InetAddress.`getByAddress​(String host, byte[] addr)` | Creates an InetAddress based on the provided host name and IP address.
    `static InetAddress` | InetAddress.`getByName​(String host)` | Determines the IP address of a host, given the host's name.
    `protected InetAddress` | URLStreamHandler.`getHostAddress​(URL u)` | Get the IP address of our host.
    `InetAddress` | DatagramSocket.`getInetAddress()` | Returns the address to which this socket is connected.
    `InetAddress` | ServerSocket.`getInetAddress()` | Returns the local address of this server socket.
    `InetAddress` | Socket.`getInetAddress()` | Returns the address to which the socket is connected.
    `protected InetAddress` | SocketImpl.`getInetAddress()` | Returns the value of this socket's `address` field.
    `InetAddress` | MulticastSocket.`getInterface()` | Retrieve the address of the network interface used for multicast packets.
    `InetAddress` | DatagramSocket.`getLocalAddress()` | Gets the local address to which the socket is bound.
    `InetAddress` | Socket.`getLocalAddress()` | Gets the local address to which the socket is bound.
    `static InetAddress` | InetAddress.`getLocalHost()` | Returns the address of the local host.
    `static InetAddress` | InetAddress.`getLoopbackAddress()` | Returns the loopback address.
    `protected InetAddress` | Authenticator.`getRequestingSite()` | Gets the `InetAddress` of the site requesting authorization, or `null` if not available.

    Methods in java.net that return types with arguments of type InetAddress
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Enumeration<InetAddress>` | NetworkInterface.`getInetAddresses()` | Get an Enumeration with all or a subset of the InetAddresses bound to this network interface.
    `Stream<InetAddress>` | NetworkInterface.`inetAddresses()` | Get a Stream of all or a subset of the InetAddresses bound to this network interface.

    Methods in java.net with parameters of type InetAddress
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected abstract void` | DatagramSocketImpl.`bind​(int lport, InetAddress laddr)` | Binds a datagram socket to a local port and address.
    `protected abstract void` | SocketImpl.`bind​(InetAddress host, int port)` | Binds this socket to the specified local IP address and port number.
    `void` | DatagramSocket.`connect​(InetAddress address, int port)` | Connects the socket to a remote address for this socket.
    `protected void` | DatagramSocketImpl.`connect​(InetAddress address, int port)` | Connects a datagram socket to a remote destination.
    `protected abstract void` | SocketImpl.`connect​(InetAddress address, int port)` | Connects this socket to the specified port number on the specified host.
    `static NetworkInterface` | NetworkInterface.`getByInetAddress​(InetAddress addr)` | Convenience method to search for a network interface that has the specified Internet Protocol (IP) address bound to it.
    `protected abstract void` | DatagramSocketImpl.`join​(InetAddress inetaddr)` | Join the multicast group.
    `void` | MulticastSocket.`joinGroup​(InetAddress mcastaddr)` | Joins a multicast group.
    `protected abstract void` | DatagramSocketImpl.`leave​(InetAddress inetaddr)` | Leave the multicast group.
    `void` | MulticastSocket.`leaveGroup​(InetAddress mcastaddr)` | Leave a multicast group.
    `protected abstract int` | DatagramSocketImpl.`peek​(InetAddress i)` | Peek at the packet to see who it is from.
    `static PasswordAuthentication` | Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthentication​(String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme)` | Ask the authenticator that has been registered with the system for a password.
    `static PasswordAuthentication` | Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthentication​(String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme, URL url, Authenticator.RequestorType reqType)` | Ask the authenticator that has been registered with the system for a password.
    `static PasswordAuthentication` | Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthentication​(Authenticator authenticator, String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme, URL url, Authenticator.RequestorType reqType)` | Ask the given `authenticator` for a password.
    `static PasswordAuthentication` | Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthentication​(InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme)` | Ask the authenticator that has been registered with the system for a password.
    `PasswordAuthentication` | Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthenticationInstance​(String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme, URL url, Authenticator.RequestorType reqType)` | Ask this authenticator for a password.
    `void` | DatagramPacket.`setAddress​(InetAddress iaddr)` | Sets the IP address of the machine to which this datagram is being sent.
    `void` | MulticastSocket.`setInterface​(InetAddress inf)` | Set the multicast network interface used by methods whose behavior would be affected by the value of the network interface.

    Constructors in java.net with parameters of type InetAddress
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `DatagramPacket​(byte[] buf, int offset, int length, InetAddress address, int port)` | Constructs a datagram packet for sending packets of length `length` with offset `ioffset`to the specified port number on the specified host.
    `DatagramPacket​(byte[] buf, int length, InetAddress address, int port)` | Constructs a datagram packet for sending packets of length `length` to the specified port number on the specified host.
    `DatagramSocket​(int port, InetAddress laddr)` | Creates a datagram socket, bound to the specified local address.
    `InetSocketAddress​(InetAddress addr, int port)` | Creates a socket address from an IP address and a port number.
    `ServerSocket​(int port, int backlog, InetAddress bindAddr)` | Create a server with the specified port, listen backlog, and local IP address to bind to.
    `Socket​(String host, int port, InetAddress localAddr, int localPort)` | Creates a socket and connects it to the specified remote host on the specified remote port.
    `Socket​(InetAddress address, int port)` | Creates a stream socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified IP address.
    `Socket​(InetAddress host, int port, boolean stream)` | Deprecated. Use DatagramSocket instead for UDP transport.
    `Socket​(InetAddress address, int port, InetAddress localAddr, int localPort)` | Creates a socket and connects it to the specified remote address on the specified remote port.

  - ### Uses of InetAddress in java.nio.channels

    Methods in java.nio.channels that return InetAddress
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract InetAddress` | MembershipKey.`group()` | Returns the multicast group for which this membership key was created.
    `abstract InetAddress` | MembershipKey.`sourceAddress()` | Returns the source address if this membership key is source-specific, or `null` if this membership is not source-specific.

    Methods in java.nio.channels with parameters of type InetAddress
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract MembershipKey` | MembershipKey.`block​(InetAddress source)` | Block multicast datagrams from the given source address.
    `MembershipKey` | MulticastChannel.`join​(InetAddress group, NetworkInterface interf)` | Joins a multicast group to begin receiving all datagrams sent to the group, returning a membership key.
    `MembershipKey` | MulticastChannel.`join​(InetAddress group, NetworkInterface interf, InetAddress source)` | Joins a multicast group to begin receiving datagrams sent to the group from a given source address.
    `abstract MembershipKey` | MembershipKey.`unblock​(InetAddress source)` | Unblock multicast datagrams from the given source address that was previously blocked using the `block` method.

  - ### Uses of InetAddress in javax.net

    Methods in javax.net with parameters of type InetAddress
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract ServerSocket` | ServerSocketFactory.`createServerSocket​(int port, int backlog, InetAddress ifAddress)` | Returns a server socket bound to the specified port, with a specified listen backlog and local IP.
    `abstract Socket` | SocketFactory.`createSocket​(String host, int port, InetAddress localHost, int localPort)` | Creates a socket and connects it to the specified remote host on the specified remote port.
    `abstract Socket` | SocketFactory.`createSocket​(InetAddress host, int port)` | Creates a socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified address.
    `abstract Socket` | SocketFactory.`createSocket​(InetAddress address, int port, InetAddress localAddress, int localPort)` | Creates a socket and connect it to the specified remote address on the specified remote port.

  - ### Uses of InetAddress in javax.net.ssl

    Constructors in javax.net.ssl with parameters of type InetAddress
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `SSLServerSocket​(int port, int backlog, InetAddress address)` | Used only by subclasses.
    `SSLSocket​(String host, int port, InetAddress clientAddress, int clientPort)` | Used only by subclasses.
    `SSLSocket​(InetAddress address, int port)` | Used only by subclasses.
    `SSLSocket​(InetAddress address, int port, InetAddress clientAddress, int clientPort)` | Used only by subclasses.

  - ### Uses of InetAddress in javax.security.auth.kerberos

    Methods in javax.security.auth.kerberos that return InetAddress
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `InetAddress[]` | KerberosTicket.`getClientAddresses()` | Returns a list of addresses from where the ticket can be used.

    Constructors in javax.security.auth.kerberos with parameters of type InetAddress
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `KerberosTicket​(byte[] asn1Encoding, KerberosPrincipal client, KerberosPrincipal server, byte[] sessionKey, int keyType, boolean[] flags, Date authTime, Date startTime, Date endTime, Date renewTill, InetAddress[] clientAddresses)` | Constructs a `KerberosTicket` using credentials information that a client either receives from a KDC or reads from a cache.

  - ### Uses of InetAddress in org.ietf.jgss

    Methods in org.ietf.jgss that return InetAddress
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `InetAddress` | ChannelBinding.`getAcceptorAddress()` | Get the acceptor's address for this channel binding.
    `InetAddress` | ChannelBinding.`getInitiatorAddress()` | Get the initiator's address for this channel binding.

    Constructors in org.ietf.jgss with parameters of type InetAddress
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `ChannelBinding​(InetAddress initAddr, InetAddress acceptAddr, byte[] appData)` | Create a ChannelBinding object with user supplied address information and data.