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package io.netty.resolver.dns;
import io.netty.util.internal.UnstableApi;
import java.net.InetAddress;
/**
* Represents the results from a previous DNS query which can be cached.
*/
@UnstableApi
public interface DnsCacheEntry {
/**
* Get the resolved address.
*
* This may be null if the resolution failed, and in that case {@link #cause()} will describe the failure.
* @return the resolved address.
*/
InetAddress address();
/**
* If the DNS query failed this will provide the rational.
* @return the rational for why the DNS query failed, or {@code null} if the query hasn't failed.
*/
Throwable cause();
}