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ns3::Ipv4Mask Class Reference

a class to represent an Ipv4 address mask More...

#include "ipv4-address.h"

Public Member Functions

 Ipv4Mask ()
 Will initialize to a garbage value (0x66666666) More...
 
 Ipv4Mask (uint32_t mask)
 
 Ipv4Mask (char const *mask)
 
uint32_t Get (void) const
 Get the host-order 32-bit IP mask. More...
 
uint32_t GetInverse (void) const
 Return the inverse mask in host order. More...
 
uint16_t GetPrefixLength (void) const
 
NS_DEPRECATED_3_31 bool IsEqual (Ipv4Mask other) const
 
bool IsMatch (Ipv4Address a, Ipv4Address b) const
 
void Print (std::ostream &os) const
 Print this mask to the given output stream. More...
 
void Set (uint32_t mask)
 input mask is in host order. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static Ipv4Mask GetLoopback (void)
 
static Ipv4Mask GetOnes (void)
 
static Ipv4Mask GetZero (void)
 

Private Attributes

uint32_t m_mask
 IP mask. More...
 

Friends

bool operator!= (Ipv4Mask const &a, Ipv4Mask const &b)
 Not equal to operator. More...
 
bool operator== (Ipv4Mask const &a, Ipv4Mask const &b)
 Equal to operator. More...
 

Detailed Description

a class to represent an Ipv4 address mask

The constructor takes arguments according to a few formats. Ipv4Mask ("255.255.255.255"), Ipv4Mask ("/32"), and Ipv4Mask (0xffffffff) are all equivalent.

See also
Ipv4Mask Attribute

Definition at line 269 of file ipv4-address.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Ipv4Mask() [1/3]

ns3::Ipv4Mask::Ipv4Mask ( )

Will initialize to a garbage value (0x66666666)

Definition at line 78 of file ipv4-address.cc.

References NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by GetLoopback(), GetOnes(), and GetZero().

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◆ Ipv4Mask() [2/3]

ns3::Ipv4Mask::Ipv4Mask ( uint32_t  mask)
Parameters
maskbitwise integer representation of the mask

For example, the integer input 0xffffff00 yields a 24-bit mask

Definition at line 84 of file ipv4-address.cc.

References NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

◆ Ipv4Mask() [3/3]

ns3::Ipv4Mask::Ipv4Mask ( char const *  mask)
Parameters
maskString constant either in "255.255.255.0" or "/24" format

Definition at line 90 of file ipv4-address.cc.

References ASCII_SLASH, ns3::AsciiToIpv4Host(), m_mask, NS_ASSERT, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

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Member Function Documentation

◆ Get()

◆ GetInverse()

uint32_t ns3::Ipv4Mask::GetInverse ( void  ) const

Return the inverse mask in host order.

Returns
The inverse mask

Definition at line 147 of file ipv4-address.cc.

References m_mask, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by ns3::Ipv4Address::GetSubnetDirectedBroadcast(), and ns3::Ipv4Address::IsSubnetDirectedBroadcast().

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◆ GetLoopback()

Ipv4Mask ns3::Ipv4Mask::GetLoopback ( void  )
static
Returns
the 255.0.0.0 mask corresponding to a typical loopback address

Definition at line 165 of file ipv4-address.cc.

References Ipv4Mask(), and NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS.

Referenced by ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::SetupLoopback().

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◆ GetOnes()

◆ GetPrefixLength()

uint16_t ns3::Ipv4Mask::GetPrefixLength ( void  ) const

◆ GetZero()

◆ IsEqual()

bool ns3::Ipv4Mask::IsEqual ( Ipv4Mask  other) const
Deprecated:
Use the == operator (same functionality)
Parameters
othera mask to compare
Returns
true if the mask equals the mask passed as input parameter

Definition at line 113 of file ipv4-address.cc.

References m_mask, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

◆ IsMatch()

bool ns3::Ipv4Mask::IsMatch ( Ipv4Address  a,
Ipv4Address  b 
) const
Parameters
afirst address to compare
bsecond address to compare
Returns
true if both addresses are equal in their masked bits, corresponding to this mask

Definition at line 124 of file ipv4-address.cc.

References ns3::Ipv4Address::Get(), m_mask, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by ns3::Rip::Lookup(), ns3::Ipv4GlobalRouting::LookupGlobal(), and ns3::Ipv4StaticRouting::LookupStatic().

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◆ Print()

void ns3::Ipv4Mask::Print ( std::ostream &  os) const

Print this mask to the given output stream.

The print format is in the typical "255.255.255.0"

Parameters
osThe output stream to which this Ipv4Address is printed

Definition at line 154 of file ipv4-address.cc.

References m_mask, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by ns3::NscTcpL4Protocol::AddInterface(), and ns3::operator<<().

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◆ Set()

void ns3::Ipv4Mask::Set ( uint32_t  mask)

input mask is in host order.

Parameters
maskThe host order 32-bit mask

Definition at line 141 of file ipv4-address.cc.

References m_mask, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by ns3::RipRte::Deserialize(), and EpcTftClassifierTestSuite::EpcTftClassifierTestSuite().

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Friends And Related Function Documentation

◆ operator!=

bool operator!= ( Ipv4Mask const &  a,
Ipv4Mask const &  b 
)
friend

Not equal to operator.

Parameters
athe first operand.
bthe first operand.
Returns
true if the operands are not equal.
Parameters
athe first operand
bthe first operand
Returns
true if the operands are not equal

Definition at line 467 of file ipv4-address.h.

◆ operator==

bool operator== ( Ipv4Mask const &  a,
Ipv4Mask const &  b 
)
friend

Equal to operator.

Parameters
athe first operand.
bthe first operand.
Returns
true if the operands are equal.
Parameters
athe first operand
bthe first operand
Returns
true if the operands are equal

Definition at line 455 of file ipv4-address.h.

Member Data Documentation

◆ m_mask

uint32_t ns3::Ipv4Mask::m_mask
private

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