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IPConvert(ip or numeric version)

Last updated August 28, 2003
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Aaron Eisenberger                                 Aaron Eisenberger

Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion 5 | Library: NetLib

Description:
IPConvert converts valid IP addresses into integers and back again. This is useful for storing IP information in a database using the int datatype rather than char.

Return Values:
Returns either a number of an IP.

Example:

<cfset int=IPConvert(CGI.REMOTE_ADDR)>
<cfset ip=IPConvert(int)>
<cfoutput>
Converted to: #int#<br>
Converted back to: #ip#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Name Description Required
ip or numeric version IP or numeric version of IP. Yes

Full UDF Source:

<cfscript>
/**
* Converts IPs to integers and back for efficient database storage.
*
* @param ip or numeric version      IP or numeric version of IP. (Required)
* @return Returns either a number of an IP.
* @author Aaron Eisenberger (aaron@x-clothing.com)
* @version 1, August 28, 2003
*/

function IPConvert(val) {
    var int = '';
    var ip = arraynew(1);
    if (find('.',val))
        {
        int = 0;
        int = ListGetAt(val, 1, ".") * 256^3;
        int = int + ListGetAt(val, 2, ".") * 256^2;
        int = int + ListGetAt(val, 3, ".") * 256;
        int = int + ListGetAt(val, 4, ".");
        return int;
        }
    else
        {
        int = val;
        ip[1] = Int(int / 256^3);
        int = int - (ip[1] * 256^3);
        ip[2] = int(int / 256^2);
        int = int - (ip[2] * 256^2);
        ip[3] = int(int / 256);
        ip[4] = int - (ip[3] * 256);
        ip = ip[1] & "." & ip[2] & "." & ip[3] & "." & ip[4];
        return ip;
        }
}
</cfscript>

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