[jon80]

On Java API this is declared as

Code:

public final class NetworkInterface
extends Object

Java Platform SE 6

Any idea why it does not compile?

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package testone;

/**
* @author User
*/

import java.net.*;
public class Main {

/**
* @param args the command line arguments
*/

public static void main(String[] args) {

NetworkInterface ni = new NetworkInterface();

//Error:
//Compiling 1 source file to C:\Documents and Settings\User\My //Documents\NetBeansProjects\TestOne\build\classes
//C:\Documents and Settings\User\My //Documents\NetBeansProjects\TestOne\src\testone\Mai n.java:22: cannot //find symbol
//symbol : constructor NetworkInterface()
//location: class java.net.NetworkInterface
// java.net.NetworkInterface ni = new java.net.NetworkInterface();1 error

ni2 = java.net.NetworkInterface;
System.out.println(ni.getDisplayName());
}
}
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