Class Resolv::IPv6
In: lib/resolv.rb
Parent: Object

A Resolv::DNS IPv6 address.

Methods

create   to_name  

Constants

Regex_8Hex = /\A (?:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){7} [0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4} \z/x   IPv6 address format a:b:c:d:e:f:g:h
Regex_CompressedHex = /\A ((?:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}(?::[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})*)?) :: ((?:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}(?::[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})*)?) \z/x   Compressed IPv6 address format a::b
Regex_6Hex4Dec = /\A ((?:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){6,6}) (\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+) \z/x   IPv4 mapped IPv6 address format a:b:c:d:e:f:w.x.y.z
Regex_CompressedHex4Dec = /\A ((?:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}(?::[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})*)?) :: ((?:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:)*) (\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+) \z/x   Compressed IPv4 mapped IPv6 address format a::b:w.x.y.z
Regex = / (?:#{Regex_8Hex}) | (?:#{Regex_CompressedHex}) | (?:#{Regex_6Hex4Dec}) | (?:#{Regex_CompressedHex4Dec})/x   A composite IPv6 address Regexp.

Attributes

address  [R]  The raw IPv6 address as a String.

Public Class methods

create(arg)

Creates a new IPv6 address from arg which may be:

IPv6:returns arg.
String:arg must match one of the IPv6::Regex* constants

Public Instance methods

to_name()

Turns this IPv6 address into a Resolv::DNS::Name.

[Validate]