# Class UnixDomainSocketAddress

java.lang.Object
java.net.SocketAddress
java.net.UnixDomainSocketAddress

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable`

public final class UnixDomainSocketAddress extends SocketAddress
A Unix domain socket address. A Unix domain socket address encapsulates a file-system path that Unix domain sockets bind or connect to.

An unnamed `UnixDomainSocketAddress` has an empty path. The local address of a `SocketChannel` to a Unix domain socket that is automatically or implicitly bound will be unnamed.

`Path` objects used to create instances of this class must be obtained from the system-default file system.

Since:
  16
See Also:
  - `SocketChannel`
  - `ServerSocketChannel`
  - Serialized Form

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`boolean`
`equals(Object o)`
Compares this address with another object.
`Path`
`getPath()`
Returns this address's path.
`int`
`hashCode()`
Returns the hash code of this `UnixDomainSocketAddress`
`static UnixDomainSocketAddress`
`of(String pathname)`
Creates a UnixDomainSocketAddress from the given path string.
`static UnixDomainSocketAddress`
`of(Path path)`
Creates a UnixDomainSocketAddress for the given path.
`String`
`toString()`
Returns a string representation of this `UnixDomainSocketAddress`.

### Methods declared in class Object

`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

## Method Details

### of

public static UnixDomainSocketAddress of(String pathname)
Creates a UnixDomainSocketAddress from the given path string.

Parameters:
  `pathname` - The path string, which can be empty
Returns:
  A UnixDomainSocketAddress
Throws:
  `InvalidPathException` - If the path cannot be converted to a Path
  `NullPointerException` - if pathname is `null`

### of

public static UnixDomainSocketAddress of(Path path)
Creates a UnixDomainSocketAddress for the given path.

Parameters:
  `path` - The path to the socket, which can be empty
Returns:
  A UnixDomainSocketAddress
Throws:
  `IllegalArgumentException` - If the path is not associated with the default file system
  `NullPointerException` - if path is `null`

### getPath

public Path getPath()
Returns this address's path.

Returns:
  this address's path

### hashCode

public int hashCode()
Returns the hash code of this `UnixDomainSocketAddress`

Overrides:
  `hashCode` in class `Object`
Returns:
  a hash code value for this object
See Also:
  - `Object.equals(java.lang.Object)`
  - `System.identityHashCode(Object)`

### equals

public boolean equals(Object o)
Compares this address with another object.

Overrides:
  `equals` in class `Object`
Parameters:
  `o` - the reference object with which to compare.
Returns:
  true if the path fields are equal
See Also:
  - `Object.hashCode()`
  - `HashMap`

### toString

public String toString()
Returns a string representation of this `UnixDomainSocketAddress`.

Overrides:
  `toString` in class `Object`
Returns:
  this address's path which may be empty for an unnamed address