Adapter

Functions

	Adapter
	Adapter
	~Adapter
const Address &	GetAddress
const Address &	GetBroadcastAddress
const String &	GetDescription
bool	IsLoopback
void	SetDescription

Detailed Description

class Adapter : public RED::Object

This class defines a network adapter.

@related class RNET::System

It stores the network address of the adapter along with a plain text description. This class is needed by REDnet to handle multiple network adapters configurations.

A full list of the available network adapters on the machine is returned by the call to RNET::System::Initialize. The adapter to use can be explicitely set by calling RNET::System::SetAdapter.

Public Functions

Adapter()

Default constructor.

Adapter(const RNET::Address &iAddress, const RNET::Address &iBroadcastAdress, const RED::String &iDescription, bool iLoopback)

Constructor.

Parameters:

• iAddress – address of the adapter.
• iBroadcastAdress – broadcast address of the adapter.
• iDescription – description of the adapter.
• iLoopback – true if the adapter is a loopback interface, false otherwise.

~Adapter()

Destructor.

const RNET::Address &GetAddress() const

Returns:the address of the adapter.

const RNET::Address &GetBroadcastAddress() const

Returns:the broadcast address of the adapter.

const RED::String &GetDescription() const

Returns:the adapter description.

bool IsLoopback() const

Returns:true if the adapter is a loopback interface, false otherwise.

void SetDescription(const RED::String &iDescription)

Sets the adapter description.