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Interface Address

All Superinterfaces:
Cloneable, Comparable, Externalizable
Known Implementing Classes:
Hot_Endpoint, IpAddress, JMS.JMSAddress, LogicalAddress1_4, WanPipeAddress

public interface Address
extends Externalizable, Comparable, Cloneable

Abstract address. Used to identify members on a group to send messages to. Addresses are mostly generated by the bottom-most (transport) layers (e.g. UDP, TCP, LOOPBACK). Subclasses need to implement the following methods:
Author:
Bela Ban

Method Summary

boolean
isMulticastAddress()
Checks whether this is an address that represents multiple destinations, e.g.

Method Details

isMulticastAddress

public boolean isMulticastAddress()
Checks whether this is an address that represents multiple destinations, e.g. a class D address in the internet
Returns:
true if this is a multicast address, false if it is a unicast address

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