On Fri, 9 May 2025 10:02:25 GMT, kieran-farrell <[email protected]> wrote:
>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/InterfaceAddress.java line 67:
>>
>>> 65: * <p>
>>> 66: * Certain IPv4 addresses, such as the loopback address, do not
>>> support
>>> 67: * broadcasting and will also result in {@code null} being returned.
>>
>> Suggestion:
>>
>> * Certain network interfaces, such as the loopback interface, do not
>> support
>> * broadcasting and will also return {@code null}.
>>
>>
>> Maybe the class level API documentation should also be updated something
>> like:
>>
>>
>> * This class represents a Network Interface address. In short it's an
>> * IP address, a subnet mask as well as a broadcast address when the address
>> is
>> * IPv4 and the interface supports broadcasting.
>> * An IP address and a network prefix length in the case
>> * of IPv6 address.
>>
>>
>> It would be good to have @Michael-Mc-Mahon approve the wording.
>
> Thanks Daniel, I have commited the above change in wording to the get
> broadcast method and updated the CSR to reflect (JDK-8356002). I will await
> confirmation on the class level API documentation before updating.
I think the original wording of the class level doc was phrased awkwardly. I'd
like to suggest the following:
* This class represents a Network Interface address. In the case of
* IPv4, this comprises the IP address, a subnet mask, and a broadcast
* address if the interface supports broadcast. In the case of IPv6,
* it comprises the IP address and a network prefix length.
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25095#discussion_r2086419179
