Java InetAddress Check isGlobalAddressV6(InetAddress addr)

Description

checks if the provided address is a global-scope ipv6 unicast address

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static boolean isGlobalAddressV6(InetAddress addr) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from  w ww . j av  a  2s .  c o m
 * Created on 04-Jan-2006
 * Created by Paul Gardner
 * Copyright (C) Azureus Software, Inc, All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 *
 */

import java.net.Inet6Address;
import java.net.InetAddress;

public class Main {
    /**
     * checks if the provided address is a global-scope ipv6 unicast address
     */
    public static boolean isGlobalAddressV6(InetAddress addr) {
        return addr instanceof Inet6Address && !addr.isAnyLocalAddress() && !addr.isLinkLocalAddress()
                && !addr.isLoopbackAddress() && !addr.isMulticastAddress() && !addr.isSiteLocalAddress()
                && !((Inet6Address) addr).isIPv4CompatibleAddress();
    }
}

Related

1. isAny(InetAddress ip)
2. isBroadcastAddress(InetAddress address)
3. IsBusy(final InetAddress remote, int port)
4. isClassicAddress(InetAddress address)
5. isCommonSubnet(InetAddress address1, InetAddress address2)
6. isHostLocalHost(InetAddress host)
7. isInet6Compatible(InetAddress address, Inet6Address inet6Address)
8. isInRage(InetAddress check, InetAddress bcast, int netmask)
9. isIpAddressInRange(InetAddress ipStart, InetAddress ipEnd, InetAddress ipToCheck)