/// <summary>
/// Converts a string containing an IP address in the standard dotted
/// format to an IPv4Address object.
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="IPAddress">
/// The IP address in the standard dotted format.
/// </param>
///
/// <returns>
/// A converted IPv4Address object.
/// </returns>
///
/// <throws>
/// Format Exception
/// Argument Out of Range Exception
/// </throws>
///
public static IPv4Address Parse(string IPAddress)
{
IPv4Address newAddress = IPv4Address.Empty;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(IPAddress))
{
newAddress.ConvertStringToQuadrants(IPAddress);
}
return(newAddress);
}
/// <summary>
/// Determines if the quadrants of this object match the quadrants of
/// the passed object.
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="OtherAddress">
/// The IPv4Address to check for equality.
/// </param>
///
/// <returns>
/// True if the quadrants of the passed object equal the current object's
/// quadrant values.
/// </returns>
///
public bool Equals(IPv4Address OtherAddress)
{
bool isEqual = OtherAddress != null;
if (isEqual)
{
for (int idx = 0; idx < NUM_QUADRANTS; idx++)
{
if (Quadrants[idx] != OtherAddress.Quadrants[idx])
{
isEqual = false;
break;
}
}
}
return(isEqual);
}