Net_IPv6::uncompress()
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Net_IPv6::uncompress()

Net_IPv6::uncompress() – Uncompresses an IPv6 address

Synopsis

require_once 'Net/IPv6.php';

string Net_IPv6::uncompress ( string $ip )

Description

Uncompresses an IPv6 address. RFC 2373 allows you to compress zeros in an address to '::'. This function expects an valid IPv6 address and expands the '::' to the required zeros. 

FF01::101	->  FF01:0:0:0:0:0:0:101
      ::1       ->  0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1

Parameter

  • string $ip - the IP address to uncompress

Return value

string - the uncompressed IP is an IPv6 address

Note

This function can be called statically.

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