InetSocketAddress vs InetAddress

Question

Can anyone please explain me is there is any difference between InetAddress and InetSocketAddress classes in java, and if there is a difference, pl

Answer 1

They represent different OSI layers:

• An InetAddress corresponds to the Network Layer (Layer 3) and is basically an IP address.

• A InetSocketAddress corresponds to the Transport Layer (Layer 4) and consists of an IP address and a port number.

Answer 2

InetAddress

An instance of an InetAddress consists of an IP address and possibly its corresponding host name

InetSocketAddress

This class implements an IP Socket Address (IP address + port number) It can also be a pair (hostname + port number), in which case an attempt will be made to resolve the hostname