Module java.base

Package java.net

Class InetAddress

java.lang.Object

java.net.InetAddress

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Inet4Address, Inet6Address

public class InetAddress
extends Object
implements Serializable

This class represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

An IP address is either a 32-bit or 128-bit unsigned number used by IP, a lower-level protocol on which protocols like UDP and TCP are built. The IP address architecture is defined by RFC 790: Assigned Numbers, RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Internets, RFC 2365: Administratively Scoped IP Multicast, and