## org.apache.http.conn.util
Class InetAddressUtils

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.http.conn.util.InetAddressUtils

    @Immutable
    public class InetAddressUtils

extends Object

A collection of utilities relating to InetAddresses.

Since:
  4.0

Method Summary
`static boolean` `isIPv4Address(String input)` Checks whether the parameter is a valid IPv4 address
`static boolean` `isIPv6Address(String input)` Checks whether the parameter is a valid IPv6 address (including compressed).
`static boolean` `isIPv6HexCompressedAddress(String input)` Checks whether the parameter is a valid compressed IPv6 address
`static boolean` `isIPv6StdAddress(String input)` Checks whether the parameter is a valid standard (non-compressed) IPv6 address

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Method Detail

### isIPv4Address

    public static boolean isIPv4Address(String input)

  Checks whether the parameter is a valid IPv4 address

  Parameters:
    `input` - the address string to check for validity
  Returns:
    true if the input parameter is a valid IPv4 address

### isIPv6StdAddress

    public static boolean isIPv6StdAddress(String input)

  Checks whether the parameter is a valid standard (non-compressed) IPv6 address

  Parameters:
    `input` - the address string to check for validity
  Returns:
    true if the input parameter is a valid standard (non-compressed) IPv6 address

### isIPv6HexCompressedAddress

    public static boolean isIPv6HexCompressedAddress(String input)

  Checks whether the parameter is a valid compressed IPv6 address

  Parameters:
    `input` - the address string to check for validity
  Returns:
    true if the input parameter is a valid compressed IPv6 address

### isIPv6Address

    public static boolean isIPv6Address(String input)

  Checks whether the parameter is a valid IPv6 address (including compressed).

  Parameters:
    `input` - the address string to check for validity
  Returns:
    true if the input parameter is a valid standard or compressed IPv6 address

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