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Why does java.net.URL's hashcode resolve the host to an IP?

Asked 2010-02-27T18:08:51.783
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Is the idea after the first resolution it'll rely on OS caching? Still this seems inefficient and in cases of multiple domains resolving to the same IP, incorrect. What am I missing?

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A lot of people think this was a very bad idea.

Here's some explanation from the Javadoc of URI. This question is also useful.

answered 2010-02-27T18:33:10.990

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