PatternIP (OpenDJ Public API Javadoc 7.2.5-20240524201627-49403efab3a3556b93d8ee62f263ca29a7e752ef Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- org.opends.server.authorization.dseecompat.PatternIP

```
public final class PatternIP
extends Object
```
A class representing a single IP address parsed from a IP bind rule expression. The class can be used to evaluate a remote clients IP address using the information parsed from the IP bind rule expression.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static PatternIP`	`decode(String expr)`	Decode the provided address expression string and create a class that can be used to perform an evaluation of an IP address based on the decoded expression string information.
`EnumEvalResult`	`evaluate(InetAddress remoteAddr)`	Evaluate the provided IP address against the information processed during the IP bind rule expression decode.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - decode
```
public static PatternIP decode(String expr)
                        throws AciException
```
    Decode the provided address expression string and create a class that can be used to perform an evaluation of an IP address based on the decoded expression string information.
    
    Parameters:
    
    expr - The address expression string from the ACI IP bind rule.
    
    Returns:
    
    A class that can evaluate a remote clients IP address using the expression's information.
    
    Throws:
    
    AciException - If the address expression is invalid.
  - evaluate
```
public EnumEvalResult evaluate(InetAddress remoteAddr)
```
    Evaluate the provided IP address against the information processed during the IP bind rule expression decode.
    
    Parameters:
    
    remoteAddr - A IP address to evaluate.
    
    Returns:
    
    An enumeration representing the result of the evaluation.