SocketAddress (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0) (original) (raw)

java.net

Class SocketAddress

java.lang.Object extended by java.net.SocketAddress

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

InetSocketAddress

public abstract class SocketAddress

extends Object

implements Serializable

This class represents a Socket Address with no protocol attachment. As an abstract class, it is meant to be subclassed with a specific, protocol dependent, implementation.

It provides an immutable object used by sockets for binding, connecting, or as returned values.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

Socket, ServerSocket, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
SocketAddress()

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait%28long, int%29)

Constructor Detail

SocketAddress

public SocketAddress()

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