jnr.netdb

Class Protocol

java.lang.Object

jnr.netdb.Protocol

public final class Protocol
extends Object

An entry in the system protocol database

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Collection<String>	getAliases() Returns a list of aliases this Protocol is also known by.
String	getName() Returns the official IANA name of this Protocol
int	getProto() Returns the official IANA protocol number for this Protocol
static Protocol	getProtocolByName(String name) Locates a protocol by name.
static Protocol	getProtocolByNumber(int proto) Locates a protocol by number.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getProtocolByName

public static final Protocol getProtocolByName(String name)

Locates a protocol by name.

Parameters:

name - the official IANA name for the protocol, or an alias.

Returns:

a Protocol instance, or null if the protocol could not be found.

getProtocolByNumber

public static final Protocol getProtocolByNumber(int proto)

Locates a protocol by number.

Parameters:

proto - the internet protocol number of the protocol.

Returns:

a Protocol instance, or null if the protocol could not be found.

getName

public final String getName()

Returns the official IANA name of this Protocol

Returns:

The name of this Protocol as a String

getProto

public final int getProto()

Returns the official IANA protocol number for this Protocol

Returns:

The protocol number for this Protocol as an int

getAliases

public final Collection<String> getAliases()

Returns a list of aliases this Protocol is also known by.

Returns:

A Collection of Strings for aliases this Protocol

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object