IHost

All Known Subinterfaces:

IZOSHost
```
public interface IHost
```
Generic interface for a host.

Since:

1.0.0

Version:

2.0.0

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getDescription()`	Returns the description of this host as specified in its definition.
`String`	`getIPAddress()`	Returns the IPv4 IP address of this host.
`String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of this host as specified in its definition.
`HostType`	`getType()`	Returns the type of this host.
`boolean`	`isReachable()`	Returns whether this host can be reached to establish a connection.

- Method Detail
  - getDescription
```
String getDescription()
```
    Returns the description of this host as specified in its definition.
    If no description was defined for this host, this method will return an empty String.
    
    Returns:
    
    the description or an empty String
    
    Since:
    
    1.0.0
  - getIPAddress
```
String getIPAddress()
```
    Returns the IPv4 IP address of this host.
    
    Returns:
    
    the IPv4 IP address
    
    Since:
    
    1.0.0
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Returns the name of this host as specified in its definition.
    If the host's name cannot be determined using reverse name lookup, this method will return the IPv4 IP address.
    
    Returns:
    
    the host's name or IPv4 IP address
    
    Since:
    
    1.0.0
  - getType
```
HostType getType()
```
    Returns the type of this host.
    
    Returns:
    
    the host type
    
    Since:
    
    1.0.0
  - isReachable
```
boolean isReachable()
```
    Returns whether this host can be reached to establish a connection.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the host can be reached, false otherwise
    
    Throws:
    
    HostNotDefinedException - if this host is no longer defined
    
    Since:
    
    1.0.0