get_physical
Description:
Returns the physical address associated with this as a string.
(Eg, "127.0.0.1"). If the address is not yet known, returns null
.
This method is not thread-safe; if you call it while this is being resolved in another thread, it may return garbage. You can use is_resolved to safely test whether or not an address is resolved before fetching its name or address.
Parameters:
this |
a Address |
Returns:
the physical address, or |