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## java.net
Class Proxy

    java.lang.Object
      java.net.Proxy

    public class Proxy

extends Object

This class represents a proxy setting, typically a type (http, socks) and a socket address. A `Proxy` is an immutable object.

Since:
  1.5
See Also:
  `ProxySelector`

Nested Class Summary
`static class` | `Proxy.Type` Represents the proxy type.

Field Summary
`static Proxy` | `NO_PROXY` A proxy setting that represents a `DIRECT` connection, basically telling the protocol handler not to use any proxying.

Constructor Summary
`Proxy(Proxy.Type type, SocketAddress sa)` Creates an entry representing a PROXY connection.

Method Summary
`SocketAddress` | `address()` Returns the socket address of the proxy, or `null` if its a direct connection.
`boolean` | `equals(Object obj)` Compares this object against the specified object.
`int` | `hashCode()` Returns a hashcode for this Proxy.
`String` | `toString()` Constructs a string representation of this Proxy.
`Proxy.Type` | `type()` Returns the proxy type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### NO_PROXY

    public static final Proxy NO_PROXY

  A proxy setting that represents a `DIRECT` connection, basically telling the protocol handler not to use any proxying. Used, for instance, to create sockets bypassing any other global proxy settings (like SOCKS):

  `Socket s = new Socket(Proxy.NO_PROXY);`

Constructor Detail

### Proxy

    public Proxy(Proxy.Type type,
                 SocketAddress sa)

  Creates an entry representing a PROXY connection. Certain combinations are illegal. For instance, for types Http, and Socks, a SocketAddress must be provided.

  Use the `Proxy.NO_PROXY` constant for representing a direct connection.

  Parameters:
    `type` - the `Type` of the proxy
    `sa` - the `SocketAddress` for that proxy
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - when the type and the address are incompatible

Method Detail

### type

    public Proxy.Type type()

  Returns the proxy type.

  Returns:
    a Type representing the proxy type

### address

    public SocketAddress address()

  Returns the socket address of the proxy, or `null` if its a direct connection.

  Returns:
    a `SocketAddress` representing the socket end point of the proxy

### toString

    public String toString()

  Constructs a string representation of this Proxy. This String is constructed by calling toString() on its type and concatenating " @ " and the toString() result from its address if its type is not `DIRECT`.

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`
  Returns:
    a string representation of this object.

### equals

    public final boolean equals(Object obj)

  Compares this object against the specified object. The result is `true` if and only if the argument is not `null` and it represents the same proxy as this object.

  Two instances of `Proxy` represent the same address if both the SocketAddresses and type are equal.

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `Object`
  Parameters:
    `obj` - the object to compare against.
  Returns:
    `true` if the objects are the same; `false` otherwise.
  See Also:
    `InetSocketAddress.equals(java.lang.Object)`

### hashCode

    public final int hashCode()

  Returns a hashcode for this Proxy.

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `Object`
  Returns:
    a hash code value for this Proxy.
  See Also:
    `Object.equals(java.lang.Object)`, `Hashtable`

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