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IPDottedDecimal2IPAddress(ipValue)

Last updated September 27, 2002
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author

Jonathan Pickard                                  Jonathan Pickard

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

Description:
Use IPDottedDecimal2IPAddress to convert an IP dotted decimal value to an IP address string. Storing decimal values in a database and making comparisons with them is more efficient than using IP address strings.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfoutput>
#IPDottedDecimal2IPAddress( -1062731769)#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Name Description Required
ipValue Dotted decimal value of IP address. Yes

Full UDF Source:

<cfscript>
/**
* Converts a 32-bit dotted decimal IP number to an IP address.
*
* @param ipValue      Dotted decimal value of IP address. (Required)
* @return Returns a string.
* @author Jonathan Pickard (j_pickard@hotmail.com)
* @version 1, September 27, 2002
*/

function IPDottedDecimal2IPAddress( ipvalue ) {
    var ipAddress = "";
    var lBitMasks = "24,16,8,0";
    var i = 1;

    for ( ; i LTE 4; i = i + 1 )
    {
        ipAddress = ipAddress & "." & BitMaskRead( ipvalue, ListGetAt( lBitMasks, i ), 8 );
    }
    ipAddress = Right( ipAddress, Len( ipAddress ) - 1 );

    return ipAddress;
}
</cfscript>

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