#include <IpAddress.h>

Inheritance diagram for pcpp::IPAddress:

Public Types
enum	AddressType { IPv4AddressType, IPv6AddressType }

Public Member Functions
virtual AddressType	getType () const =0

std::string	toString () const

bool	isValid ()

virtual IPAddress *	clone () const =0

bool	equals (const IPAddress *other)

Static Public Member Functions
static Ptr_t	fromString (char *addressAsString)

static Ptr_t	fromString (std::string addressAsString)

Detailed Description

Base class for IPv4Address and IPv6Address. It's an abstract class and cannot be used as is. The only useful method in this class are the 2 static methods that constructs an IP address class from string

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ AddressType

enum pcpp::IPAddress::AddressType

An enum representing the address type: IPv4 or IPv6

Enumerator
IPv4AddressType	IPv4 address type
IPv6AddressType	IPv6 address type

Member Function Documentation

◆ clone()

virtual IPAddress* pcpp::IPAddress::clone ( ) const

pure virtual

Clone the object

Returns: A newly allocated instance which is a clone of the current instance

Implemented in pcpp::IPv6Address, and pcpp::IPv4Address.

◆ equals()

bool pcpp::IPAddress::equals ( const IPAddress * other )

Compare between this IP address and another IP address. This method is different than operator==() implemented in IPv4Address and IPv6Address in the sense that you can compare any IP type: IPv6 to IPv6, IPv4 to IPv4 or IPv4 to IPv6. It fits cases when you're not sure which type you currently have

Returns: True if addresses match or false otherwise

◆ fromString() [1/2]

static Ptr_t pcpp::IPAddress::fromString ( char * addressAsString )

static

Constructs an IP address of type IPv4 or IPv6 from a string (char*) representation

Parameters

[in] addressAsString The address in string (char*) representation

Returns: an auto-pointer to IPv4Address or IPv6Address instance that the string address represents, or an auto-pointer to NULL if the string doesn't represent either of types

◆ fromString() [2/2]

static Ptr_t pcpp::IPAddress::fromString ( std::string addressAsString )

static

Constructs an IP address of type IPv4 or IPv6 from a std::string representation

Parameters

[in] addressAsString The address in std::string representation

Returns: an auto-pointer to IPv4Address or IPv6Address instance that the string address represents, or an auto-pointer to NULL if the string doesn't represent either of types

◆ getType()

virtual AddressType pcpp::IPAddress::getType ( ) const

pure virtual

Gets the address type: IPv4 or IPv6

Returns: The address type

Implemented in pcpp::IPv6Address, and pcpp::IPv4Address.

◆ isValid()

bool pcpp::IPAddress::isValid ( )

inline

Get an indication if the address is valid. An address can be invalid if it was constructed from illegal input, for example: An IPv4 address that was constructed form the string "999.999.999.999"

Returns: True if the address is valid, false otherwise

◆ toString()

std::string pcpp::IPAddress::toString ( ) const