instance Show SockAddr
Tomasz Zielonka
t.zielonka at students.mimuw.edu.pl
Sat Oct 16 05:09:16 EDT 2004
On Sat, Oct 16, 2004 at 09:37:02AM +0100, Graham Klyne wrote:
>
> It seems to me that using a single integer/bitstring value for internal
> representation of IP addresses is rather missing a trick.
But that's just what IP4 address is: 32 bits
> My hope for a host address representation would be an abstraction whose
> internal details are hidden, with functions to convert to/from textual form
> and wire-form (network byte order), and any other abstract operations that
> may be required (e.g. subnet testing). This approach should, for example,
> make migration to IPv6 relatively painless.
You can make such abstraction on top of the existing one. I would be
very sad if I couldn't just use IP4 addresses when I want to.
Best regards,
Tom
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