IPAddress (Bouncy Castle Library 1.52 API Specification)
Date: 2015-03-01

org.bouncycastle.util

## Class IPAddress

- java.lang.Object
- - org.bouncycastle.util.IPAddress

-     public class IPAddress
      extends java.lang.Object

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `IPAddress()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static boolean` | `isValid(java.lang.String address)` Validate the given IPv4 or IPv6 address.
    `static boolean` | `isValidIPv4(java.lang.String address)` Validate the given IPv4 address.
    `static boolean` | `isValidIPv4WithNetmask(java.lang.String address)`
    `static boolean` | `isValidIPv6(java.lang.String address)` Validate the given IPv6 address.
    `static boolean` | `isValidIPv6WithNetmask(java.lang.String address)`
    `static boolean` | `isValidWithNetMask(java.lang.String address)` Validate the given IPv4 or IPv6 address and netmask.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### IPAddress

          public IPAddress()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### isValid

          public static boolean isValid(java.lang.String address)

      Validate the given IPv4 or IPv6 address.
      Parameters:
        `address` - the IP address as a String.
      Returns:
        true if a valid address, false otherwise

    - #### isValidWithNetMask

          public static boolean isValidWithNetMask(java.lang.String address)

      Validate the given IPv4 or IPv6 address and netmask.
      Parameters:
        `address` - the IP address as a String.
      Returns:
        true if a valid address with netmask, false otherwise

    - #### isValidIPv4

          public static boolean isValidIPv4(java.lang.String address)

      Validate the given IPv4 address.
      Parameters:
        `address` - the IP address as a String.
      Returns:
        true if a valid IPv4 address, false otherwise

    - #### isValidIPv4WithNetmask

          public static boolean isValidIPv4WithNetmask(java.lang.String address)

    - #### isValidIPv6WithNetmask

          public static boolean isValidIPv6WithNetmask(java.lang.String address)

    - #### isValidIPv6

          public static boolean isValidIPv6(java.lang.String address)

      Validate the given IPv6 address.
      Parameters:
        `address` - the IP address as a String.
      Returns:
        true if a valid IPv4 address, false otherwise