Address

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Externalizable, java.io.Serializable, Streamable

All Known Implementing Classes:

IpAddress, JMS.JMSAddress
```
public interface Address
extends java.io.Externalizable, Streamable, java.lang.Comparable, java.lang.Cloneable
```
Abstract address. Used to identify members on a group to send messages to. Addresses are mostly generated by the bottom-most (transport) layers (e.g. UDP, TCP, LOOPBACK).

Author:

Bela Ban

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isMulticastAddress()`	Checks whether this is an address that represents multiple destinations; e.g., a class D address in the Internet.
`int`	`size()`	Returns serialized size of this address

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Externalizable
readExternal, writeExternal

Methods inherited from interface org.jgroups.util.Streamable
readFrom, writeTo

- Method Detail
  - isMulticastAddress
```
boolean isMulticastAddress()
```
    Checks whether this is an address that represents multiple destinations; e.g., a class D address in the Internet.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this is a multicast address, false if it is a unicast address
  - size
```
int size()
```
    Returns serialized size of this address