1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/vm/reference/java/net/VMInetAddress.java b/vm/reference/java/net/VMInetAddress.java
index 19f5d7d34..a99c216b9 100644
--- a/vm/reference/java/net/VMInetAddress.java
+++ b/vm/reference/java/net/VMInetAddress.java
@@ -84,4 +84,14 @@ class VMInetAddress implements Serializable
    */
   public static native byte[][] getHostByName(String hostname)
     throws UnknownHostException;
+
+  /**
+   * Return the IP address represented by a literal address.
+   * Will return null if the literal address is not valid.
+   *
+   * @param address the name of the host
+   *
+   * @return The IP address as a byte array
+   */
+  public static native byte[] aton(String address);
 }