PcapPlusPlus  19.12
pcpp::IPAddress Class Referenceabstract

#include <IpAddress.h>

Inheritance diagram for pcpp::IPAddress:
pcpp::IPv4Address pcpp::IPv6Address

Public Types

enum  AddressType { IPv4AddressType, IPv6AddressType }
 

Public Member Functions

virtual AddressType getType () const =0
 
std::string toString () const
 
bool isValid () const
 
virtual IPAddressclone () const =0
 
bool equals (const IPAddress *other) const
 

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

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) const

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]addressAsStringThe 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]addressAsStringThe 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 ( ) const
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
inline

Returns a std::string representation of the address

Returns
A string representation of the address