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InetAddress class

java.net covers sockets, URLs, addresses. Socket = endpoint for TCP communication.

URL/URLConnection fetch remote resources.

Always handle IOException.

Write one tiny example for InetAddress class. Compile, print one result, and say the output out loud before you type.

Use InetAddress class only when the problem needs it. Don’t force it into every program. Know one beginner trap.

Let's take this on the board with one tiny Main class — no extra files. InetAddress class — prints local machine host name and IP — basic networking API. Start from main, go line by line, and stop at each print. That output is the proof for InetAddress class.

Exam tip

Client socket needs host + port.

Example

import java.net.InetAddress;
public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    InetAddress local = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
    System.out.println(local.getHostName());
    System.out.println(local.getHostAddress());
  }
}

InetAddress class — prints local machine host name and IP — basic networking API.

Short notes

DefInetAddress class is a Java idea you should explain with one small example.
RuleKnow the keyword / API used for InetAddress class. Type a tiny Main and print one result.
RememberFor InetAddress class, say the output before you code.
TrapInetAddress class — only memorising the heading. No example, no trap.
Socket = endpoint
URL for resources

import java.net.InetAddress; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { InetAddress local = InetAddress.getLocalHost(); System.out.println(local.getHostName()); System.out.println(local.getHostAddress()); } }

InetAddress class

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InetAddress class

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