org.apache.james.util.netmatcher
Class NetMatcher

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.james.util.netmatcher.NetMatcher

public class NetMatcher
extends java.lang.Object

NetMatcher Class is used to check if an ipAddress match a network. NetMatcher provides a means for checking whether a particular IPv4 or IPv6 address or domain name is within a set of subnets.

Constructor Summary

NetMatcher(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> nets, DNSService dnsServer)
Create a new instance of Netmatcher.

NetMatcher(java.lang.String[] nets, DNSService dnsServer)
Create a new instance of Netmatcher.

Method Summary

protected void	log(java.lang.String s) Can be overwritten for logging
boolean	matchInetNetwork(java.net.InetAddress ip) Return true if passed InetAddress match a network which was used to construct the Netmatcher.
boolean	matchInetNetwork(java.lang.String hostIP) The given String may represent an IP address or a host name.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NetMatcher

public NetMatcher(java.lang.String[] nets,
                  DNSService dnsServer)

Create a new instance of Netmatcher.

Parameters:

nets - a String[] which holds all networks

dnsServer - the DNSService which will be used in this class

NetMatcher

public NetMatcher(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> nets,
                  DNSService dnsServer)

Create a new instance of Netmatcher.

Parameters:

nets - a Collection which holds all networks

dnsServer - the DNSService which will be used in this class

Method Detail

matchInetNetwork

public boolean matchInetNetwork(java.lang.String hostIP)

The given String may represent an IP address or a host name.

Parameters:

hostIP - the ipAddress or host name to check

See Also:

matchInetNetwork(InetAddress)

matchInetNetwork

public boolean matchInetNetwork(java.net.InetAddress ip)

Return true if passed InetAddress match a network which was used to construct the Netmatcher.

Parameters:

an - InetAddress

Returns:

true if match the network

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

See Also:

InetNetwork#toString()

log

protected void log(java.lang.String s)

Can be overwritten for logging

Parameters:

s - the String to log