The SQL type inet describes IPv4 network addresses. The inet module contains a collection of functions that operate on IPv4
addresses. The most relevant functions are the `containment' functions that deal with subnet masks.
| Description | |
|---|---|
| broadcast(p inet) returns inet | |
| host(p inet) returns clob | |
| masklen(p inet) returns int | |
| setmasklen(p inet) returns inet | |
| netmask(p inet) returns inet | |
| hostmask(p inet) returns inet | |
| network(p inet) returns inet | |
| text(p inet) returns clob | |
| abbrev(p inet) returns clob |
The functionality of this module is greatly inspired by the PostgreSQL inet atom. It should be extended to also support IPv6.