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# 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, {InternetAddressType? type})
  Creates a new InternetAddress from a numeric address or a file path.
  factory
InternetAddress.fromRawAddress(Uint8List rawAddress, {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.