hypercast
Interface I_PhysicalAddress

All Superinterfaces:
I_Address, I_NetworkAddress
All Known Implementing Classes:
INETv4OnePort, INETv4TwoPorts, IP_Address

public interface I_PhysicalAddress
extends I_NetworkAddress

This interface defines functions of a physical address. It is implemented by any physical address class. Physical address if defined for an overlay socket, it contains information for sending message through any of adapters in the overlay socket, i.e., Node Adapter and Socket Adapter. It is different from I_UnderlayAddress which contains information for sending message through a single socket in the undrlay network. For example, the addresses of DT servers, buddies are instances of I_UnderlayAddress.

See Also:
I_UnderlayAddress

Method Summary
 boolean addressCheck(java.lang.Object o)
          Checks if an object matches this I_Address.
 
Methods inherited from interface hypercast.I_Address
equals, getSize, greaterThan, hashCode, toByteArray
 

Method Detail

addressCheck

public boolean addressCheck(java.lang.Object o)
Checks if an object matches this I_Address. if o is null, false is returned.

Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if Object is not of same type.