/// <summary>
/// Determines whether a string is a valid IP address.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// true if <paramref name="ipString" /> is a valid IP address; otherwise, false.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="ipString">The string to validate.</param>
/// <param name="address">The <see cref="SingleIP" /> version of the string.</param>
public static bool TryParse(string ipString, out SingleIP address)
{
if (ipString.Trim() == "*")
{
address = Any;
return(true);
}
IPAddress ipAddress;
if (IPAddress.TryParse(ipString, out ipAddress))
{
address = FromIPAddress(ipAddress);
return(true);
}
var ips = ipString.Split('-');
if (ips.Length == 2)
{
IPAddress address1;
IPAddress address2;
if (IPAddress.TryParse(ips[0], out address1) && IPAddress.TryParse(ips[1], out address2))
{
if (address1.Equals(address2))
{
address = FromIPAddress(address1);
return(true);
}
}
}
address = null;
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Determines whether a string is a valid IP address.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// true if <paramref name="ipString" /> is a valid IP address; otherwise, false.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="ipString">The string to validate.</param>
/// <param name="address">The <see cref="SingleIP" /> version of the string.</param>
public static bool TryParse(string ipString, out SingleIP address)
{
if (ipString.Trim() == "*")
{
address = Any;
return(true);
}
IPAddress ipAddress;
if (IPAddress.TryParse(ipString, out ipAddress))
{
address = FromIPAddress(ipAddress);
return(true);
}
address = null;
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Indicates whether the specified IP address is the loopback address.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// true if <paramref name="address" /> is the loopback address; otherwise, false.
/// </returns>
/// <param name="address">An IP address. </param>
public static bool IsLoopback(SingleIP address)
{
return(IPAddress.IsLoopback(address.ToIPAddress()));
}