InternetAddress class abstract interface

An internet address or a Unix domain address.

This object holds an internet address. If this internet address is the result of a DNS lookup, the address also holds the hostname used to make the lookup. An Internet address combined with a port number represents an endpoint to which a socket can connect or a listening socket can bind.

Constructors

InternetAddress(String address, {@Since("2.8") InternetAddressType? type})
Creates a new InternetAddress from a numeric address or a file path.
factory
InternetAddress.fromRawAddress(Uint8List rawAddress, {@Since("2.8") InternetAddressType? type})
Creates a new InternetAddress from the provided raw address bytes.
factory

Properties

address String
The numeric address of the host.
no setter
hashCode int
The hash code for this object.
no setterinherited
host String
The host used to lookup the address.
no setter
isLinkLocal bool
Whether the scope of the InternetAddress is a link-local.
no setter
isLoopback bool
Whether the InternetAddress is a loopback address.
no setter
isMulticast bool
Whether the scope of the InternetAddress is multicast.
no setter
rawAddress Uint8List
The raw address of this InternetAddress.
no setter
runtimeType Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited
type InternetAddressType
The address family of the InternetAddress.
no setter

Methods

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
reverse() Future<InternetAddress>
Performs a reverse DNS lookup on this address
toString() String
A string representation of this object.
inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other) bool
The equality operator.
inherited

Static Properties

anyIPv4 InternetAddress
IP version 4 any address.
no setter
anyIPv6 InternetAddress
IP version 6 any address.
no setter
loopbackIPv4 InternetAddress
IP version 4 loopback address.
no setter
loopbackIPv6 InternetAddress
IP version 6 loopback address.
no setter

Static Methods

lookup(String host, {InternetAddressType type = InternetAddressType.any}) Future<List<InternetAddress>>
Looks up the addresses of a host.
tryParse(String address) InternetAddress?
Attempts to parse address as a numeric address.