man ost::IPV6Mask (3): Internet addresses used specifically as masking addresses (such as '

SYNOPSIS

#include <address.h>

Inherits ost::IPV6Address.

Public Member Functions

IPV6Mask (const char *mask)
Create the mask from a null terminated ASCII string such as '255.255.255.128'.

Friends

__EXPORT IPV6Host operator& (const IPV6Host &addr, const IPV6Mask &mask)
Masks are usually used to coerce host addresses into a specific router or class domain.

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Internet addresses used specifically as masking addresses (such as ' 255.255.255.0') are held in the IPV6Mask derived object.

The separate class is used so that C++ type casting can automatically determine when an IPV6Address object is really a mask address object rather than simply using the base class. This also allows manipulative operators for address masking to operate only when presented with a Masked address as well as providing cleaner and safer source.

Author:

: David Sugar [email protected] Internet Address Mask such as subnet masks.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ost::IPV6Mask::IPV6Mask (const char * mask)

Create the mask from a null terminated ASCII string such as '255.255.255.128'.

Parameters:

: mask null terminated ASCII mask string.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

__EXPORT IPV6Host operator& (const IPV6Host & addr, const IPV6Mask & mask) [friend]

Masks are usually used to coerce host addresses into a specific router or class domain. This can be done by taking the Inet Host Address object and 'and'ing it with an address mask. This operation can be directly expressed in C++ through the & operator.

Returns:

: a internet host address that has been masked.