PatternIP (OpenDJ Public API Javadoc 7.4.3-20241015115352-209ff3c0000cb208c40a9a5f707924f0af03b332 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.
`org.opends.server.authorization.dseecompat.PatternIP.IPType`	`getIpType()`	Returns the type of IP covered by this rule.

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.
  - getIpType
```
public org.opends.server.authorization.dseecompat.PatternIP.IPType getIpType()
```
    Returns the type of IP covered by this rule.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type of IP covered by this rule