Package org.jgroups
Interface Address
- All Superinterfaces:
Cloneable
,Comparable
,Externalizable
,Serializable
,Streamable
- All Known Implementing Classes:
IpAddress
,JMS.JMSAddress
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).
- Author:
- Bela Ban
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionboolean
Checks whether this is an address that represents multiple destinations; e.g., a class D address in the Internet.int
size()
Returns serialized size of this addressMethods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo
Methods inherited from interface java.io.Externalizable
readExternal, writeExternal
Methods inherited from interface org.jgroups.util.Streamable
readFrom, writeTo
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Method Details
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isMulticastAddress
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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size
int size()Returns serialized size of this address
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