Is there an easy way to convert String to Inetaddress in Java?

Question

I am trying to convert strings into Inetaddress. I am not trying to resolve hostnames: the strings are ipv4 addresses. Does InetAddress.getByName(String h

Answer 1

You could try using a regular expression to filter-out non-numeric IP addresses before passing the String to getByName(). Then getByName() will not try name resolution.