IPAddress Class

Namespace: System.Net

Inheritance: Object > MarshalByRefObject > IPAddress

Represents an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

Constructors

• IPAddress(Byte[] address)

  Initializes a new instance of the IPAddress class with the specified byte array.

• IPAddress(Byte[] address, ULong scopeId)

  Initializes a new instance of the IPAddress class with the specified byte array and scope identifier.

• IPAddress(String ipString)

  Initializes a new instance of the IPAddress class using the specified string representation of an IP address.

Properties

• AddressFamily AddressFamily

  Gets the address family of the IP address.

• ULong ScopeId

  Gets the scope identifier for the IP address.

• Boolean IsIPv4MappedToIPv6

  Gets a value indicating whether the IP address is an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address.

• Boolean IsIPv6

  Gets a value indicating whether the IP address is an IPv6 address.

• Boolean IsIPv6LinkLocal

  Gets a value indicating whether the IP address is a link-local IPv6 address.

• Boolean IsIPv6Multicast

  Gets a value indicating whether the IP address is an IPv6 multicast address.

• Boolean IsIPv6SiteLocal

  Gets a value indicating whether the IP address is a site-local IPv6 address.

• Boolean IsIPv6Teredo

  Gets a value indicating whether the IP address is a Teredo-based IPv6 address.

• Boolean IsLoopback

  Gets a value indicating whether the IP address is a loopback address.

• Boolean IsMatch(IPAddress address)

  Determines whether the specified IP address is structurally equal to the current IP address.

Methods

• Byte[] GetAddressBytes()

  Returns the byte array representation of the IP address.

• Int32 GetHashCode()

  Returns the hash code for the current instance.

• String ToString()

  Returns the string representation of the IP address.

• static IPAddress Parse(String ipString)

  Converts an IP address string to an IPAddress instance.

• static Boolean TryParse(String ipString, out IPAddress address)

  Attempts to convert the string representation of an IP address to an IPAddress instance.

Fields

• static readonly IPAddress Any

  Represents the IP address that is bound to all interfaces.

• static readonly IPAddress Broadcast

  Represents the IPv4 broadcast address.

• static readonly IPAddress HostEntry

  Represents the host IP address.

• static readonly IPAddress IPv6Any

  Represents the IPv6 address that is bound to all interfaces.

• static readonly IPAddress IPv6Loopback

  Represents the IPv6 loopback address.

• static readonly IPAddress IPv6None

  Represents the unspecified IPv6 address.

• static readonly IPAddress Loopback

  Represents the loopback IP address.

• static readonly IPAddress None

  Represents the unspecified IP address.

using System;
using System.Net;

public class IPAddressExample
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Create an IPv4 address
        IPAddress ipv4Address = IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.1");
        Console.WriteLine($"IPv4 Address: {ipv4Address}");
        Console.WriteLine($"Address Family: {ipv4Address.AddressFamily}");
        Console.WriteLine($"Is IPv4 Loopback: {ipv4Address.IsLoopback}");

        Console.WriteLine();

        // Create an IPv6 address
        IPAddress ipv6Address = IPAddress.Parse("2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334");
        Console.WriteLine($"IPv6 Address: {ipv6Address}");
        Console.WriteLine($"Address Family: {ipv6Address.AddressFamily}");
        Console.WriteLine($"Is IPv6 Loopback: {ipv6Address.IsLoopback}");

        Console.WriteLine();

        // Using TryParse
        IPAddress parsedAddress;
        if (IPAddress.TryParse("10.0.0.1", out parsedAddress))
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Successfully parsed: {parsedAddress}");
        }
        else
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Failed to parse IP address.");
        }

        // Accessing static properties
        Console.WriteLine($"Any IP Address: {IPAddress.Any}");
        Console.WriteLine($"Loopback IP Address: {IPAddress.Loopback}");
    }
}