Java: convert int to InetAddress

Question

I have an int which contains an IP address in network byte order, which I would like to convert to an InetAddress object. I see that there is an <

Answer 1

I think that this code is simpler:

static public byte[] toIPByteArray(int addr){
        return new byte[]{(byte)addr,(byte)(addr>>>8),(byte)(addr>>>16),(byte)(addr>>>24)};
    }

static public InetAddress toInetAddress(int addr){
    try {
        return InetAddress.getByAddress(toIPByteArray(addr));
    } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
        //should never happen
        return null;
    }
}