com.cinnabarsystems.clm
Class MacAddress

java.lang.Object
  com.cinnabarsystems.clm.MacAddress

public class MacAddress
extends Object

Provides basic utility functions for accessing information about the Ethernet adapters installed on a system, and their MAC addresses. This data is useful if you are using node-locked licenses.

Method Summary

static MacAddress	get(int index) Returns a MacAddress instance for a single adapter.
int[]	getAddress() Returns the raw MAC address of this adapter.
static MacAddress[]	getAll() Returns information about all of the Ethernet adapters installed in this system.
String	getName() Returns the human-readable name of this adapter.
static int	getNumAdapters() Returns the number of Ethernet adapters installed on this sytem.
static void	main(String[] args)
String	toString() Returns a string representation of this adapter's MAC address, formatted as a simple string of hexadecimal digits.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getAddress

public int[] getAddress()

Returns the raw MAC address of this adapter.

Returns:

this adapter's MAC address

getName

public String getName()

Returns the human-readable name of this adapter. The value and interpretation of this data are highly system-dependent. The name is useful for purposes of disambiguation, if the system has multiple adapters installed.

Returns:

this adapter's name

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this adapter's MAC address, formatted as a simple string of hexadecimal digits.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

MAC address as a hex string

getNumAdapters

public static int getNumAdapters()

Returns the number of Ethernet adapters installed on this sytem. Note that this might be 0 if there are no adapters.

Returns:

number of adapters on this system

get

public static MacAddress get(int index)

Returns a MacAddress instance for a single adapter.

Parameters:

index - index of adapter to retrieve

Returns:

the specified MacAddress instance

getAll

public static MacAddress[] getAll()

Returns information about all of the Ethernet adapters installed in this system. The order in which they are returned is system-dependent. Note that this might return a zero-length array, if there are no adapters.

Returns:

array of MacAddress instances for all adpaters present

main

public static void main(String[] args)