ip::address

Implements version-independent IP addresses.

class address

Name	Description
address	Default constructor. Construct an address from an IPv4 address. Construct an address from an IPv6 address. Copy constructor.
is_loopback	Determine whether the address is a loopback address.
is_multicast	Determine whether the address is a multicast address.
is_unspecified	Determine whether the address is unspecified.
is_v4	Get whether the address is an IP version 4 address.
is_v6	Get whether the address is an IP version 6 address.
operator=	Assign from another address. Assign from an IPv4 address. Assign from an IPv6 address.
to_string	Get the address as a string.
to_v4	Get the address as an IP version 4 address.
to_v6	Get the address as an IP version 6 address.

Name	Description
operator!=	Compare two addresses for inequality.
operator<	Compare addresses for ordering.
operator<=	Compare addresses for ordering.
operator==	Compare two addresses for equality.
operator>	Compare addresses for ordering.
operator>=	Compare addresses for ordering.

Name	Description
make_address	Create an address from an IPv4 address string in dotted decimal form, or from an IPv6 address in hexadecimal notation.
operator<<	Output an address as a string.

The ip::address class provides the ability to use either IP version 4 or version 6 addresses.

Distinct objects: Safe.

Shared objects: Unsafe.