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isMulticastAddress (String address) yoix.net
 
Returns 1 if address is a multicast address and 0 otherwise. address should be an IP address or name that can be resolved by DNS.

Internet Protocol Version 4 reserves 224.0.0.0 through 239.255.255.255 for multicast addresses. Within that range 224.0.0.0 through 224.0.0.255 are reserved for local administrative purposes and 239.0.0.0 through 239.255.255.255 are reserved for administrative scoping.
 
 Return:   int
 
 See Also:   getAddress, getAllByName, getHostAddress, getHostName, getInterfaceAddress, getInterfaceAddresses, isAnyLocalAddress, isLinkLocalAddress, isLoopbackAddress, isMCGlobal, isMCLinkLocal, isMCNodeLocal, isMCOrgLocal, isMCSiteLocal, isReachable, isSiteLocalAddress

 

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