Thread: inet datatype

Is there any reason in particular that the inet type isn't returned by
the jdbc driver as an java.net.InetAddress ?

On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 09:12:36PM -0500, Joseph Shraibman wrote:
> Is there any reason in particular that the inet type isn't returned by
> the jdbc driver as an java.net.InetAddress ?

InetAddress doesn't store netmask information.

-O

Oliver Jowett wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 09:12:36PM -0500, Joseph Shraibman wrote:
>
>>Is there any reason in particular that the inet type isn't returned by
>>the jdbc driver as an java.net.InetAddress ?
>
>
> InetAddress doesn't store netmask information.
>
> -O
... and the alternative is... ?  I say just return the InetAddress, and
if someone wants the netmask they'll have to call getString() and parse
it themselves.  Doing nothing is not an option.

On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 10:14:50PM -0500, Joseph Shraibman wrote:
> Oliver Jowett wrote:
> >On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 09:12:36PM -0500, Joseph Shraibman wrote:
> >
> >>Is there any reason in particular that the inet type isn't returned by
> >>the jdbc driver as an java.net.InetAddress ?
> >
> >
> >InetAddress doesn't store netmask information.
> >
> >-O
> ... and the alternative is... ?

Build an appropriate class that stores the whole type, along the lines of
what's done for the geometric types. That class can implement a
toInetAddress() method if needed.

> I say just return the InetAddress, and
> if someone wants the netmask they'll have to call getString() and parse
> it themselves.  Doing nothing is not an option.

I don't think doing a lossy conversion by default is a good solution.

-O