Inet4Address isLinkLocalAddress() in Java

isLinkLocalAddress(): This method is available in the java.net.Inet4Address class of Java.

Syntax:

boolean java.net.Inet4Address.isLinkLocalAddress()

Utility routine to check if the InetAddress is a link-local address.

Parameters: NA

Returns: a boolean indicating if the InetAddress is a link-local address; or false if the address is not a link-local unicast address.

Exceptions: NA

Approach

Java

package com.Inet4Address;

import java.net.Inet4Address;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;

public class Inet4AddressisLinkLocalAddress {
    public static void main(String[] args) 
                      throws UnknownHostException {

        String host = "beingcodeexpert.blogspot.com";
        Inet4Address inet4Address = 
              (Inet4Address) Inet4Address.getByName(host);

        System.out.println(inet4Address.isLinkLocalAddress());
    }
}

Output:

false