Added LOCALHOST_STRING and WILDCARD_STRING to IPv4/6

README.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Maven Info
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.dorkbox</groupId>
       <artifactId>NetworkUtils</artifactId>
-      <version>2.18</version>
+      <version>2.19</version>
     </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ```
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Gradle Info
 ```
 dependencies {
     ...
-    implementation("com.dorkbox:NetworkUtils:2.18")
+    implementation("com.dorkbox:NetworkUtils:2.19")
 }
 ```
 

build.gradle.kts

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ object Extras {
     // set for the project
     const val description = "Utilities for managing network configurations, IP/MAC address conversion, and ping (via OS native commands)"
     const val group = "com.dorkbox"
-    const val version = "2.18"
+    const val version = "2.19"
 
     // set as project.ext
     const val name = "NetworkUtils"

src/dorkbox/netUtil/Common.kt

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ internal object Common {
     /**
      * Gets the version number.
      */
-    const val version = "2.18"
+    const val version = "2.19"
 
     val OS_LINUX: Boolean
     val OS_WINDOWS: Boolean

src/dorkbox/netUtil/IPv4.kt

@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ object IPv4 {
         InetAddress.getByAddress("localhost", byteArrayOf(127, 0, 0, 1)) as Inet4Address
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The [String] that represents the IPv4 loopback address '127.0.0.1'
+     */
+    val LOCALHOST_STRING by lazy {
+        toString(LOCALHOST)
+    }
+
     /**
      * The [Inet4Address] that represents the IPv4 wildcard address '0.0.0.0'
      */
@@ -106,6 +113,13 @@ object IPv4 {
         InetAddress.getByAddress(null, byteArrayOf(0, 0, 0, 0)) as Inet4Address
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The [String] that represents the IPv4 wildcard address '0.0.0.0'
+     */
+    val WILDCARD_STRING by lazy {
+        toString(WILDCARD)
+    }
+
     /**
      * the length of an address in this particular family.
      */

src/dorkbox/netUtil/IPv6.kt

@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ object IPv6 {
         InetAddress.getByAddress("localhost", byteArrayOf(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1)) as Inet6Address
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The [String] that represents the IPv6 loopback address '::1'
+     */
+    val LOCALHOST_STRING by lazy {
+        toString(LOCALHOST)
+    }
+
     /**
      * The [Inet4Address] that represents the IPv6 wildcard address '0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0'
      */
@@ -142,6 +149,13 @@ object IPv6 {
         InetAddress.getByAddress(null, byteArrayOf(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)) as Inet6Address
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The [String] that represents the IPv6 wildcard address '0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0'
+     */
+    val WILDCARD_STRING by lazy {
+        toString(WILDCARD)
+    }
+
     /**
      * the length of an address in this particular family.
      */