IP Addresses (Tools/APIs)
Background Information
InterSystems IRIS® data platform always accepts IPv4 addresses and DNS forms of addressing (host names, with or without domain qualifiers). You can configure InterSystems IRIS to also accept IPv6 addresses; see IPv6 Support.
Available Tools
Datatype class that validates IP addresses and ports in the format IP|Port. The IP address can either be an IPV4, IPV6, or DNS name.
Availability: All namespaces.
Provides the IPAddresses() method, which returns the IP addresses for a given host.
Availability: All namespaces.
Provides an interface for Internet address manipulation. These interfaces support both IPV6 and IPV4 Internet addresses. Includes the following class methods:
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BinaryAddrToText()
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CheckAddressExist()
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CheckSubnetMatch()
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GetInterfacesInfo()
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OSsupportsIPV6()
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And others
Availability: All namespaces.
Note
The special variable $SYSTEM is bound to the %SYSTEM package. This means that instead of ##class(%SYSTEM.class).method(), you can use $SYSTEM.class.method().
