code: private void assignAddress(String addressString) throws ChannelFrameworkException, UnknownHostException {
          if (addressString == null) {
              // No address found in properties. No CFEndPoint can be created.
              throw new ChannelFrameworkException("No address available in properties.");
          }
          if ("*".equals(addressString)) {
              // TODO WAS used the node name
              this.address = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
          } else {
              this.address = InetAddress.getByName(addressString);
          }
      }
docs: Assign the value of address based on the String parameter.
  
  @param addressString
  @throws ChannelFrameworkException
  @throws UnknownHostException