/**
* Validates the bind address. The address may be a host name or IP address, but it must not be
* empty and must be usable for creating an InetAddress. Cannot have a leading '/' (which
* InetAddress.toString() produces).
*
* @param bindAddress host name or IP address to validate
*/
public static boolean validateBindAddress(String bindAddress) {
if (bindAddress == null || bindAddress.length() == 0) return true;
if (InetAddressUtil.validateHost(bindAddress) == null) return false;
return true;
}
