# Uses of Class
java.net.SocketAddress

Packages that use SocketAddress
Package
Description
com.sun.nio.sctp
A Java API for Stream Control Transport Protocol.
java.net
Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
java.nio.channels
Defines channels, which represent connections to entities that are capable of performing I/O operations, such as files and sockets; defines selectors, for multiplexed, non-blocking I/O operations.

## Uses of SocketAddress in com.sun.nio.sctp

Fields in com.sun.nio.sctp with type parameters of type SocketAddress
Modifier and Type
Field
Description
`static final SctpSocketOption<SocketAddress>`
SctpStandardSocketOptions.`SCTP_PRIMARY_ADDR`
Requests that the local SCTP stack use the given peer address as the association primary.
`static final SctpSocketOption<SocketAddress>`
SctpStandardSocketOptions.`SCTP_SET_PEER_PRIMARY_ADDR`
Requests that the peer mark the enclosed address as the association primary.
Methods in com.sun.nio.sctp that return SocketAddress
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`abstract SocketAddress`
MessageInfo.`address()`
Returns the source socket address if the message has been received, otherwise the preferred destination of the message to be sent.
`abstract SocketAddress`
PeerAddressChangeNotification.`address()`
Returns the peer address.
`abstract SocketAddress`
SendFailedNotification.`address()`
Returns the address.
Methods in com.sun.nio.sctp that return types with arguments of type SocketAddress
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`abstract Set<SocketAddress>`
SctpChannel.`getAllLocalAddresses()`
Returns all of the socket addresses to which this channel's socket is bound.
`abstract Set<SocketAddress>`
SctpMultiChannel.`getAllLocalAddresses()`
Returns all of the socket addresses to which this channel's socket is bound.
`abstract Set<SocketAddress>`
SctpServerChannel.`getAllLocalAddresses()`
Returns all of the socket addresses to which this channel's socket is bound.
`abstract Set<SocketAddress>`
SctpChannel.`getRemoteAddresses()`
Returns all of the remote addresses to which this channel's socket is connected.
`abstract Set<SocketAddress>`
SctpMultiChannel.`getRemoteAddresses(Association association)`
Returns all of the remote addresses to which the given association on this channel's socket is connected.
Methods in com.sun.nio.sctp with parameters of type SocketAddress
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`abstract SctpChannel`
SctpChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local)`
Binds the channel's socket to a local address.
`final SctpMultiChannel`
SctpMultiChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local)`
Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for connections.
`abstract SctpMultiChannel`
SctpMultiChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local, int backlog)`
Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for connections.
`final SctpServerChannel`
SctpServerChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local)`
Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for associations.
`abstract SctpServerChannel`
SctpServerChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local, int backlog)`
Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for associations.
`abstract boolean`
SctpChannel.`connect(SocketAddress remote)`
Connects this channel's socket.
`abstract boolean`
SctpChannel.`connect(SocketAddress remote, int maxOutStreams, int maxInStreams)`
Connects this channel's socket.
`static MessageInfo`
MessageInfo.`createOutgoing(Association association, SocketAddress address, int streamNumber)`
Creates a `MessageInfo` instance suitable for use when sending a message to a given association.
`static MessageInfo`
MessageInfo.`createOutgoing(SocketAddress address, int streamNumber)`
Creates a `MessageInfo` instance suitable for use when sending a message.
`static SctpChannel`
SctpChannel.`open(SocketAddress remote, int maxOutStreams, int maxInStreams)`
Opens an SCTP channel and connects it to a remote address.

## Uses of SocketAddress in java.net

Subclasses of SocketAddress in java.net
Modifier and Type
Class
Description
`class`
`InetSocketAddress`
This class implements an IP Socket Address (IP address + port number) It can also be a pair (hostname + port number), in which case an attempt will be made to resolve the hostname.
`final class`
`UnixDomainSocketAddress`
A Unix domain socket address.
Methods in java.net that return SocketAddress
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`SocketAddress`
Proxy.`address()`
Returns the socket address of the proxy, or `null` if its a direct connection.
`SocketAddress`
DatagramSocket.`getLocalSocketAddress()`
Returns the address of the endpoint this socket is bound to.
`SocketAddress`
ServerSocket.`getLocalSocketAddress()`
Returns the address of the endpoint this socket is bound to.
`SocketAddress`
Socket.`getLocalSocketAddress()`
Returns the address of the endpoint this socket is bound to.
`SocketAddress`
DatagramSocket.`getRemoteSocketAddress()`
Returns the address of the endpoint this socket is connected to, or `null` if it is unconnected.
`SocketAddress`
Socket.`getRemoteSocketAddress()`
Returns the address of the endpoint this socket is connected to, or `null` if it is unconnected.
`SocketAddress`
DatagramPacket.`getSocketAddress()`
Returns the `SocketAddress` (usually IP address + port number) of the remote host that this packet is being sent to or is coming from.
Methods in java.net with parameters of type SocketAddress
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
DatagramSocket.`bind(SocketAddress addr)`
Binds this DatagramSocket to a specific address and port.
`void`
ServerSocket.`bind(SocketAddress endpoint)`
Binds the `ServerSocket` to a specific address (IP address and port number).
`void`
ServerSocket.`bind(SocketAddress endpoint, int backlog)`
Binds the `ServerSocket` to a specific address (IP address and port number).
`void`
Socket.`bind(SocketAddress bindpoint)`
Binds the socket to a local address.
`void`
DatagramSocket.`connect(SocketAddress addr)`
Connects this socket to a remote socket address (IP address + port number).
`void`
Socket.`connect(SocketAddress endpoint)`
Connects this socket to the server.
`void`
Socket.`connect(SocketAddress endpoint, int timeout)`
Connects this socket to the server with a specified timeout value.
`protected abstract void`
SocketImpl.`connect(SocketAddress address, int timeout)`
Connects this socket to the specified port number on the specified host.
`abstract void`
ProxySelector.`connectFailed(URI uri, SocketAddress sa, IOException ioe)`
Called to indicate that a connection could not be established to a proxy/socks server.
`void`
DatagramSocket.`joinGroup(SocketAddress mcastaddr, NetworkInterface netIf)`
Joins a multicast group.
`protected abstract void`
DatagramSocketImpl.`joinGroup(SocketAddress mcastaddr, NetworkInterface netIf)`
Join the multicast group.
`void`
MulticastSocket.`joinGroup(SocketAddress mcastaddr, NetworkInterface netIf)`
Joins a multicast group.
`void`
DatagramSocket.`leaveGroup(SocketAddress mcastaddr, NetworkInterface netIf)`
Leave a multicast group on a specified local interface.
`protected abstract void`
DatagramSocketImpl.`leaveGroup(SocketAddress mcastaddr, NetworkInterface netIf)`
Leave the multicast group.
`void`
MulticastSocket.`leaveGroup(SocketAddress mcastaddr, NetworkInterface netIf)`
Leave a multicast group on a specified local interface.
`void`
DatagramPacket.`setSocketAddress(SocketAddress address)`
Sets the SocketAddress (usually IP address + port number) of the remote host to which this datagram is being sent.
Constructors in java.net with parameters of type SocketAddress
Modifier
Constructor
Description
``
`DatagramPacket(byte[] buf, int offset, int length, SocketAddress address)`
Constructs a datagram packet for sending packets of length `length` with offset `offset` to the specified port number on the specified host.
``
`DatagramPacket(byte[] buf, int length, SocketAddress address)`
Constructs a datagram packet for sending packets of length `length` to the specified port number on the specified host.
``
`DatagramSocket(SocketAddress bindaddr)`
Creates a datagram socket, bound to the specified local socket address.
``
`MulticastSocket(SocketAddress bindaddr)`
Creates a multicast socket, bound to the specified local socket address.
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`Proxy(Proxy.Type type, SocketAddress sa)`
Creates an entry representing a PROXY connection.

## Uses of SocketAddress in java.nio.channels

Methods in java.nio.channels that return SocketAddress
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`abstract SocketAddress`
AsynchronousServerSocketChannel.`getLocalAddress()`
Returns the socket address that this channel's socket is bound to.
`abstract SocketAddress`
AsynchronousSocketChannel.`getLocalAddress()`
Returns the socket address that this channel's socket is bound to.
`abstract SocketAddress`
DatagramChannel.`getLocalAddress()`
Returns the socket address that this channel's socket is bound to.
`SocketAddress`
NetworkChannel.`getLocalAddress()`
Returns the socket address that this channel's socket is bound to.
`abstract SocketAddress`
ServerSocketChannel.`getLocalAddress()`
Returns the socket address that this channel's socket is bound to.
`abstract SocketAddress`
SocketChannel.`getLocalAddress()`
Returns the socket address that this channel's socket is bound to.
`abstract SocketAddress`
AsynchronousSocketChannel.`getRemoteAddress()`
Returns the remote address to which this channel's socket is connected.
`abstract SocketAddress`
DatagramChannel.`getRemoteAddress()`
Returns the remote address to which this channel's socket is connected.
`abstract SocketAddress`
SocketChannel.`getRemoteAddress()`
Returns the remote address to which this channel's socket is connected.
`abstract SocketAddress`
DatagramChannel.`receive(ByteBuffer dst)`
Receives a datagram via this channel.
Methods in java.nio.channels with parameters of type SocketAddress
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`final AsynchronousServerSocketChannel`
AsynchronousServerSocketChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local)`
Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for connections.
`abstract AsynchronousServerSocketChannel`
AsynchronousServerSocketChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local, int backlog)`
Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for connections.
`abstract AsynchronousSocketChannel`
AsynchronousSocketChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local)`
`abstract DatagramChannel`
DatagramChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local)`
`NetworkChannel`
NetworkChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local)`
Binds the channel's socket to a local address.
`final ServerSocketChannel`
ServerSocketChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local)`
Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for connections.
`abstract ServerSocketChannel`
ServerSocketChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local, int backlog)`
Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for connections.
`abstract SocketChannel`
SocketChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local)`
Binds the channel's socket to a local address.
`abstract Future<Void>`
AsynchronousSocketChannel.`connect(SocketAddress remote)`
Connects this channel.
`abstract <A> void`
AsynchronousSocketChannel.`connect(SocketAddress remote, A attachment, CompletionHandler<Void,? super A> handler)`
Connects this channel.
`abstract DatagramChannel`
DatagramChannel.`connect(SocketAddress remote)`
Connects this channel's socket.
`abstract boolean`
SocketChannel.`connect(SocketAddress remote)`
Connects this channel's socket.
`static SocketChannel`
SocketChannel.`open(SocketAddress remote)`
Opens a socket channel and connects it to a remote address.
`abstract int`
DatagramChannel.`send(ByteBuffer src, SocketAddress target)`
Sends a datagram via this channel.