java.lang.Object
- inet.ipaddr.Address
- - inet.ipaddr.IPAddress
  - - inet.ipaddr.ipv6.IPv6Address

All Implemented Interfaces:

AddressComponent, AddressSegmentSeries, AddressComponentRange, AddressDivisionSeries, AddressItem, AddressItemRange, IPAddressDivisionSeries, IPAddressRange, AddressStringDivisionSeries, IPAddressStringDivisionSeries, IPAddressSegmentSeries, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<AddressItem>, java.lang.Iterable<IPv6Address>
```
public class IPv6Address
extends IPAddress
implements java.lang.Iterable<IPv6Address>
```
An IPv6 address, or a subnet of multiple IPv6 addresses. Each segment can represent a single value or a range of values.
You can construct an IPv6 address from a byte array, from a BigInteger, from a Address.SegmentValueProvider, from Inet6Address, from MACAddress, from an IPv6AddressSection of 8 segments, or from an array of 8 IPv6AddressSegment objects.
To construct one from a String use IPAddressString.toAddress() or IPAddressString.getAddress(), IPAddressString.toHostAddress() or IPAddressString.getHostAddress()
An IPv6 address can have an associated zone, typically either a network interface name or a positive integer. An IPv6 zone distinguishes two IPv6 addresses that are the same.
- They are used with link-local addresses fe80::/10 to distinguish two interfaces to the link-local network, this is known as the zone id.
- They are used with site-local addresses to distinguish sites, using the site id, also known as the scope id.
A zone that consists of a scope id is called a scoped zone.
Author:

sfoley

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static interface`	`IPv6Address.IPv6AddressConverter`
`static class`	`IPv6Address.IPv6Zone`	A reference to a scope id by number or a network interface by name.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class inet.ipaddr.IPAddress
IPAddress.DualIPv4Pv6Arrays, IPAddress.IPAddressValueProvider, IPAddress.IPVersion

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class inet.ipaddr.Address
Address.AddressValueProvider, Address.SegmentValueProvider

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static char`	`ALTERNATIVE_ZONE_SEPARATOR`
`static int`	`BASE_85_RADIX`
`static int`	`BIT_COUNT`
`static int`	`BITS_PER_SEGMENT`
`static int`	`BYTE_COUNT`
`static int`	`BYTES_PER_SEGMENT`
`static int`	`DEFAULT_TEXTUAL_RADIX`
`static int`	`MAX_VALUE_PER_SEGMENT`
`static int`	`MIXED_ORIGINAL_SEGMENT_COUNT`
`static int`	`MIXED_REPLACED_SEGMENT_COUNT`
`static java.lang.String`	`REVERSE_DNS_SUFFIX`
`static java.lang.String`	`REVERSE_DNS_SUFFIX_DEPRECATED`
`static int`	`SEGMENT_COUNT`
`static char`	`SEGMENT_SEPARATOR`
`static char`	`UNC_RANGE_SEPARATOR`
`static java.lang.String`	`UNC_RANGE_SEPARATOR_STR`
`static char`	`UNC_SEGMENT_SEPARATOR`
`static java.lang.String`	`UNC_SUFFIX`
`static char`	`UNC_ZONE_SEPARATOR`
`static char`	`ZONE_SEPARATOR`

Fields inherited from class inet.ipaddr.IPAddress
BINARY_STR_PREFIX, DEFAULT_ADDRESS_CONVERTER, PREFIX_LEN_SEPARATOR

Fields inherited from class inet.ipaddr.Address
ADDRESS_HIGH_VALUE_COMPARATOR, ADDRESS_LOW_VALUE_COMPARATOR, ALTERNATIVE_RANGE_SEPARATOR, ALTERNATIVE_RANGE_SEPARATOR_STR, ALTERNATIVE_SEGMENT_WILDCARD_STR, DEFAULT_ADDRESS_COMPARATOR, HEX_PREFIX, OCTAL_PREFIX, RANGE_SEPARATOR, RANGE_SEPARATOR_STR, SEGMENT_SQL_SINGLE_WILDCARD, SEGMENT_SQL_SINGLE_WILDCARD_STR, SEGMENT_SQL_WILDCARD, SEGMENT_SQL_WILDCARD_STR, SEGMENT_WILDCARD, SEGMENT_WILDCARD_STR

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`IPv6Address(byte[] bytes)`	Constructs an IPv6 address.
`IPv6Address(byte[] bytes, int byteStartIndex, int byteEndIndex)`	Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
`IPv6Address(byte[] bytes, int byteStartIndex, int byteEndIndex, java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)`	Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
`IPv6Address(byte[] bytes, IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)`	Constructs an IPv6 address.
`IPv6Address(byte[] bytes, java.lang.CharSequence zone)`	Deprecated. use `IPv6Address(byte[], IPv6Zone)`
`IPv6Address(byte[] bytes, java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)`	Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
`IPv6Address(long highBytes, long lowBytes)`	Constructs an IPv6 address.
`IPv6Address(long highBytes, long lowBytes, IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)`	Constructs an IPv6 address.
`IPv6Address(long highBytes, long lowBytes, java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)`	Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
`IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider valueProvider)`	Constructs an IPv6 address.
`IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider lowerValueProvider, Address.SegmentValueProvider upperValueProvider)`	Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
`IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider lowerValueProvider, Address.SegmentValueProvider upperValueProvider, IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)`	Constructs an IPv6 address.
`IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider lowerValueProvider, Address.SegmentValueProvider upperValueProvider, java.lang.CharSequence zone)`	Deprecated. use `IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider, Address.SegmentValueProvider, IPv6Zone)`
`IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider lowerValueProvider, Address.SegmentValueProvider upperValueProvider, java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)`	Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
`IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider valueProvider, java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)`	Constructs an IPv6 address.
`IPv6Address(IPv6Address prefix, MACAddress eui)`	Constructs an IPv6 address from a modified EUI-64 (Extended Unique Identifier) address section and an IPv6 address section network prefix.
`IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section)`
`IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section, IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)`	Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
`IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section, MACAddress eui)`	Constructs an IPv6 address from a modified EUI-64 (Extended Unique Identifier) address section and an IPv6 address section network prefix.
`IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section, MACAddressSection eui)`	Constructs an IPv6 address from a modified EUI-64 (Extended Unique Identifier) address and an IPv6 address section network prefix.
`IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section, MACAddressSection eui, IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)`	Constructs an IPv6 address from a modified EUI-64 (Extended Unique Identifier) address and an IPv6 address section network prefix.
`IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section, MACAddressSection eui, java.lang.CharSequence zone)`	Deprecated. use `IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection, MACAddressSection, IPv6Zone)`
`IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section, java.lang.CharSequence zone)`	Deprecated. use `IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection, IPv6Zone)`
`IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSegment[] segments)`	Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
`IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSegment[] segments, IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)`	Constructs an IPv6 address or a set of addresses.
`IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSegment[] segments, java.lang.CharSequence zone)`	Deprecated. use `IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSegment[], IPv6Zone)`
`IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSegment[] segments, java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)`	Constructs an IPv6 address or a set of addresses.
`IPv6Address(java.math.BigInteger val)`	Constructs an IPv6 address.
`IPv6Address(java.math.BigInteger val, IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)`	Constructs an IPv6 address.
`IPv6Address(java.math.BigInteger val, java.lang.CharSequence zone)`	Deprecated. use `IPv6Address(BigInteger, IPv6Zone)`
`IPv6Address(java.math.BigInteger val, java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)`	Constructs an IPv6 address.
`IPv6Address(java.math.BigInteger val, java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength, IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)`	Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
`IPv6Address(java.math.BigInteger val, java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength, java.lang.CharSequence zone)`	Deprecated. use `IPv6Address(BigInteger, Integer, IPv6Zone)`
`IPv6Address(java.net.Inet6Address inet6Address)`	Constructs an IPv6 address.
`IPv6Address(java.net.Inet6Address inet6Address, java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)`	Constructs an IPv6 address.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`IPv6Address`	`adjustPrefixBySegment(boolean nextSegment)`	Increases or decreases prefix length to the next segment boundary.
`IPv6Address`	`adjustPrefixBySegment(boolean nextSegment, boolean zeroed)`	Increases or decreases prefix length to the next segment boundary.
`IPv6Address`	`adjustPrefixLength(int adjustment)`	Increases or decreases prefix length by the given increment.
`IPv6Address`	`adjustPrefixLength(int adjustment, boolean zeroed)`	Increases or decreases prefix length by the given increment.
`IPv6Address`	`applyPrefixLength(int networkPrefixLength)`	Deprecated.
`IPv6Address`	`assignMinPrefixForBlock()`	Constructs an equivalent address with the smallest CIDR prefix possible (largest network), such that the range of values are a set of subnet blocks for that prefix.
`IPv6Address`	`assignPrefixForSingleBlock()`	Returns the equivalent CIDR address with a prefix length for which the address subnet block matches the range of values in this address.
`IPv6Address`	`bitwiseOr(IPAddress mask)`	Equivalent to calling `IPAddress.bitwiseOr(IPAddress, boolean)` with the second argument as false.
`IPv6Address`	`bitwiseOr(IPAddress mask, boolean retainPrefix)`	Does the bitwise disjunction with this address.
`IPv6Address`	`bitwiseOrNetwork(IPAddress mask, int networkPrefixLength)`	Does the bitwise disjunction with this address.
`java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address>`	`blockIterator(int segmentCount)`	Iterates through series that can be obtained by iterating through all the upper segments up to the given segment count.
`AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address>`	`blockSpliterator(int segmentCount)`	Partitions and traverses through the individual sequential blocks created from each of the individual values up to the given segment count.
`java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address>`	`blockStream(int segmentCount)`	Returns a sequential stream of the individual blocks created from each of the individual values up to the given segment count.
`boolean`	`contains(Address other)`	Returns whether this is same type and version of the given address and whether it contains all individual addresses in the given address or subnet
`IPv6Address`	`coverWithPrefixBlock()`	Returns the minimal-size prefix block that covers all the values in this series.
`IPv6Address`	`coverWithPrefixBlock(IPAddress other)`	Returns the minimal-size prefix block that covers all the addresses spanning from this subnet to the given subnet.
`java.math.BigInteger`	`enumerate(Address other)`	Indicates where an address sits relative to the subnet ordering.
`java.math.BigInteger`	`enumerate(IPAddress other)`	Indicates where an address sits relative to the subnet ordering.
`IPv4Address`	`get6To4IPv4Address()`	Returns the second and third segments as an `IPv4Address`.
`int`	`getBitCount()`	Provides the number of bits comprising this address item
`int`	`getByteCount()`	Provides the number of bytes required for this address item, rounding up if the bit count is not a multiple of 8
`IPv6AddressSegment`	`getDivision(int index)`
`IPv4Address`	`getEmbeddedIPv4Address()`	Returns the embedded `IPv4Address` in the lowest (least-significant) two segments.
`IPv4Address`	`getEmbeddedIPv4Address(int byteIndex)`	Produces an IPv4 address from any sequence of 4 bytes in this IPv6 address.
`IPv6Address`	`getHostMask()`	Returns the host mask associated with the CIDR network prefix length of this series.
`IPv6AddressSection`	`getHostSection()`	Returns the host section of the series.
`IPv6AddressSection`	`getHostSection(int networkPrefixLength)`	Returns the host section of the address as indicated by the network prefix length provided.
`IPv4AddressNetwork`	`getIPv4Network()`
`IPv6Address.IPv6Zone`	`getIPv6Zone()`	Returns the zone or scope id, consisting of a network interface name or a positive integer scope identifier.
`java.lang.Iterable<IPv6Address>`	`getIterable()`	Useful for using an instance in a "for-each loop".
`IPv6Address`	`getLower()`	If this represents a series with ranging values, returns a series representing the lower values of the range.
`IPv6Address`	`getLowerNonZeroHost()`	Similar to `IPAddressSegmentSeries.getLower()`, but will not return a series that has a prefix length and whose host value is zero.
`MACAddressNetwork`	`getMACNetwork()`
`IPv6AddressNetwork`	`getNetwork()`	Returns the network object for components of the same version (eg IPv4, IPv6 and MAC each have their own network object)
`IPv6Address`	`getNetworkMask()`	Returns the network mask associated with the CIDR network prefix length of this series.
`IPv6AddressSection`	`getNetworkSection()`	Returns the network section of the series if the series has a CIDR network prefix length, otherwise it returns the entire series as a prefixed series with prefix matching the address bit length.
`IPv6AddressSection`	`getNetworkSection(int networkPrefixLength)`	Returns the network section of the series.
`IPv6AddressSection`	`getNetworkSection(int networkPrefixLength, boolean withPrefixLength)`	Returns the network section of the series.
`IPAddressStringDivisionSeries[]`	`getParts(IPAddressSection.IPStringBuilderOptions options)`	Returns all the ways of breaking this address down into segments, as selected.
`IPAddressStringDivisionSeries[]`	`getParts(IPv6AddressSection.IPv6StringBuilderOptions options)`
`IPv6AddressSection`	`getSection()`	Returns the address as an address section comprising all segments in the address.
`IPv6AddressSection`	`getSection(int index)`	Gets the subsection from the series starting from the given index The first segment is at index 0.
`IPv6AddressSection`	`getSection(int index, int endIndex)`	Gets the subsection from the series starting from the given index and ending just before the give endIndex The first segment is at index 0.
`IPv6AddressSegment`	`getSegment(int index)`	Returns the segment from this series at the given index.
`int`	`getSegmentCount()`	Returns the number of segments in this series.
`IPv6AddressSegment[]`	`getSegments()`	Returns the segments of this series of segments as an array.
`IPv6Address`	`getUpper()`	If this represents a series with ranging values, returns a series representing the upper values of the range.
`java.lang.String`	`getZone()`	The zone or scope id string, which as a string is typically appended to an address with a '%', eg fe80::71a3:2b00:ddd3:753f%16 If there is no zone or scope id, returns null.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`hasZone()`	Returns whether `getZone()` returns a non-null value
`IPv6Address`	`increment(long increment)`	Returns the series from the subnet that is the given increment upwards into the subnet range, with the increment of 0 returning the first address in the range.
`IPv6Address`	`increment(java.math.BigInteger increment)`
`IPv6Address`	`incrementBoundary(long increment)`	If the given increment is positive, adds the value to the upper series (`AddressSegmentSeries.getUpper()`) in the subnet range to produce a new series.
`IPv6Address`	`intersect(IPAddress other)`	Produces the subnet whose addresses are found in both this and the given subnet argument, or null if no such addresses.
`boolean`	`is6Over4()`	Whether the address is 6over4
`boolean`	`is6To4()`	Whether the address is IPv6 to IPv4 relay
`boolean`	`isEUI64()`
`boolean`	`isIPv4Compatible()`	Whether the address is IPv4-compatible
`boolean`	`isIPv4Convertible()`	Determines whether this address can be converted to IPv4.
`boolean`	`isIPv4Mapped()`	Whether the address is IPv4-mapped ::ffff:x:x/96 indicates IPv6 address mapped to IPv4
`boolean`	`isIPv4Translatable()`
`boolean`	`isIPv6()`
`boolean`	`isIPv6Convertible()`	Determines whether an address can be converted to IPv6, if not IPv6 already.
`boolean`	`isIsatap()`	Whether the address is ISATAP
`boolean`	`isLinkLocal()`	Returns whether the address is link local, whether unicast or multicast.
`boolean`	`isLocal()`	Returns true if the address is link local, site local, organization local, administered locally, or unspecified.
`boolean`	`isLoopback()`
`boolean`	`isMulticast()`	Whether the MAC address or IP address or other form of address is multicast.
`boolean`	`isSameAddress(Address other)`
`boolean`	`isSiteLocal()`
`boolean`	`isTeredo()`	Whether the address is Teredo
`boolean`	`isUniqueLocal()`
`boolean`	`isWellKnownIPv4Translatable()`	Whether the address has the well-known prefix for IPv4 translatable addresses as in rfc 6052 and 6144
`java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address>`	`iterator()`	Iterates through the individual address components.
`long[]`	`longValues()`	Returns a pair of longs with the lower address value in the range of this individual address or subnet.
`IPv6Address`	`mask(IPAddress mask)`	Equivalent to calling `IPAddress.mask(IPAddress, boolean)` with the second argument as false.
`IPv6Address`	`mask(IPAddress mask, boolean retainPrefix)`	Applies the given mask to all addresses represented by this IPAddress.
`IPv6Address`	`maskNetwork(IPAddress mask, int networkPrefixLength)`	Applies the given mask to all addresses represented by this IPAddress while also applying the given prefix length at the same time.
`IPv6Address[]`	`mergeToPrefixBlocks(IPAddress... addresses)`	Merges this with the list of addresses to produce the smallest list of prefix blocks.
`IPv6Address[]`	`mergeToSequentialBlocks(IPAddress... addresses)`	Merges this with the list of subnets to produce the smallest list of block subnets that are sequential.
`java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address>`	`nonZeroHostIterator()`	Similar to the iterator, but series with a host of zero are skipped.
`boolean`	`overlaps(Address other)`	Returns whether this is same type and version of the given address and whether it overlaps with the individual addresses in the given address or subnet, containing at least one individual address common to both.
`java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address>`	`prefixBlockIterator()`	Iterates through the individual prefix blocks.
`java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address>`	`prefixBlockIterator(int prefixLength)`	Iterates through the range of prefix blocks in this range instance using the given prefix length.
`AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address>`	`prefixBlockSpliterator()`	Partitions and traverses through the individual prefix blocks for the prefix length of this series.
`AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address>`	`prefixBlockSpliterator(int prefixLength)`	Partitions and traverses through the individual prefix blocks for the given prefix length.
`java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address>`	`prefixBlockStream()`	Returns a sequential stream of the individual prefix blocks for the prefix length of this series.
`java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address>`	`prefixBlockStream(int prefixLength)`	Returns a sequential stream of the prefix blocks for the given prefix length.
`java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address>`	`prefixIterator()`	Iterates through the individual prefixes.
`java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address>`	`prefixIterator(int prefixLength)`	Iterates through the range of prefixes in this range instance using the given prefix length.
`AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address>`	`prefixSpliterator()`	Partitions and traverses through the individual prefixes for the prefix length of this series.
`AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address>`	`prefixSpliterator(int prefixLength)`	Partitions and traverses through the individual prefixes for the given prefix length.
`java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address>`	`prefixStream()`	Returns a sequential stream of the individual prefixes for the prefix length of this series.
`java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address>`	`prefixStream(int prefixLength)`	Returns a sequential stream of the individual prefixes for the given prefix length.
`IPv6Address`	`removePrefixLength()`	Deprecated.
`IPv6Address`	`removePrefixLength(boolean zeroed)`	Deprecated.
`IPv6Address`	`removeZone()`	Returns the equivalent address but with no zone.
`IPv6Address`	`replace(int startIndex, int endIndex, IPv6Address replacement, int replacementIndex)`	Replaces segments starting from startIndex and ending before endIndex with the same number of segments starting at replacementStartIndex from the replacement section
`IPv6Address`	`replace(int startIndex, IPv6AddressSection replacement)`	Replaces segments starting from startIndex with as many segments as possible from the replacement section
`IPv6Address`	`reverseBits(boolean perByte)`	Returns a new segment series with the bits reversed.
`IPv6Address`	`reverseBytes()`	Returns a new segment series with the bytes reversed.
`IPv6Address`	`reverseBytesPerSegment()`	Returns a new segment series with the bytes reversed within each segment.
`IPv6Address`	`reverseSegments()`	Returns a new segment series with the segments reversed.
`java.util.Iterator<IPv6AddressSegment[]>`	`segmentsIterator()`	Iterates through the individual segments.
`java.util.Iterator<IPv6AddressSegment[]>`	`segmentsNonZeroHostIterator()`	Similar to the segments iterator, but series with a host of zero are skipped.
`AddressComponentRangeSpliterator<IPv6Address,IPv6AddressSegment[]>`	`segmentsSpliterator()`	Partitions and traverses through the individual segment arrays.
`java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6AddressSegment[]>`	`segmentsStream()`	Returns a sequential stream of the individual segment arrays.
`java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address>`	`sequentialBlockIterator()`	Iterates through the sequential series that make up this series.
`AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address>`	`sequentialBlockSpliterator()`	Partitions and traverses through the individual sequential blocks.
`java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address>`	`sequentialBlockStream()`	Returns a sequential stream of the individual sequential blocks.
`IPv6Address`	`setPrefixLength(int prefixLength)`	Sets the prefix length.
`IPv6Address`	`setPrefixLength(int prefixLength, boolean zeroed)`	Sets the prefix length.
`IPv6Address`	`setPrefixLength(int prefixLength, boolean zeroed, boolean zeroHostIsBlock)`	Sets the prefix length while allowing the caller to control whether bits moved in or out of the prefix become zero, and whether a zero host for the new prefix bits can be translated into a prefix block.
`IPv6Address`	`setZone(IPv6Address.IPv6Zone newZone)`	Returns a new address with the same address values but with the supplied zone.
`IPv6Address[]`	`spanWithPrefixBlocks()`	Produces an array of prefix blocks that cover the same set of addresses as this.
`IPv6Address[]`	`spanWithPrefixBlocks(IPAddress other)`	Produces the list of prefix block subnets that span from this subnet to the given subnet.
`IPv6AddressSeqRange`	`spanWithRange(IPAddress other)`	Produces an IPAddressRange instance that spans this subnet to the given subnet.
`IPv6Address[]`	`spanWithSequentialBlocks()`	Produces an array of blocks that are sequential that cover the same set of addresses as this.
`IPv6Address[]`	`spanWithSequentialBlocks(IPAddress other)`	Produces a list of sequential block subnets that span all values from this subnet to the given subnet.
`AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address>`	`spliterator()`	Partitions and traverses through the individual address components.
`java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address>`	`stream()`	Returns a sequential stream of the individual address components.
`IPv6Address[]`	`subtract(IPAddress other)`	Subtract the given subnet from this subnet, returning an array of subnets for the result (the subnets will not be contiguous so an array is required).
`IPAddressPartStringCollection`	`toAllStringCollection()`
`java.lang.String`	`toBase85String()`	The base 85 string is described by RFC 1924
`java.lang.String`	`toBinaryString()`	Writes this address as a single binary value with always the exact same number of characters
`java.lang.String`	`toCanonicalString()`	This produces a canonical string.
`java.lang.String`	`toCanonicalWildcardString()`	This produces a string similar to the canonical string but avoids the CIDR prefix.
`java.lang.String`	`toCompressedString()`	This compresses the maximum number of zeros and/or host segments with the IPv6 compression notation '::'
`java.lang.String`	`toCompressedWildcardString()`	This is similar to toNormalizedWildcardString, avoiding the CIDR prefix, but with compression as well.
`java.lang.String`	`toConvertedString()`	Returns a mixed string if it represents a convertible IPv4 address, returns the normalized string otherwise.
`MACAddress`	`toEUI(boolean extended)`
`java.lang.String`	`toFullString()`	This produces a string with no compressed segments and all segments of full length, which is 4 characters for IPv6 segments and 3 characters for IPv4 segments.
`java.lang.String`	`toHexString(boolean with0xPrefix)`	Writes this address as a single hexadecimal value with always the exact same number of characters, with or without a preceding 0x prefix.
`java.net.Inet6Address`	`toInetAddress()`	Converts the lowest value of this address and the associated zone to an Inet6Address.
`IPv4Address`	`toIPv4()`	If this address is IPv4 convertible, returns that address.
`IPv6Address`	`toIPv6()`
`IPv4AddressSection`	`toMappedIPv4Segments()`	::ffff:x:x/96 indicates IPv6 address mapped to IPv4
`IPv6Address`	`toMaxHost()`	Returns the segment series with a host of all ones.
`IPv6Address`	`toMaxHost(int prefixLength)`	Produces the series with host values of all one bits for the given prefix length.
`java.lang.String`	`toMixedString()`	Produces a string in which the lower 4 bytes are expressed as an IPv4 address and the remaining upper bytes are expressed in IPv6 format.
`java.lang.String`	`toNormalizedString()`	The normalized string returned by this method is consistent with java.net.Inet6address.
`java.lang.String`	`toNormalizedString(boolean keepMixed, IPv6AddressSection.IPv6StringOptions params)`	Constructs a string representing this address according to the given parameters
`java.lang.String`	`toNormalizedString(IPAddressSection.IPStringOptions params)`	Constructs a string representing this address according to the given parameters
`static java.lang.String`	`toNormalizedString(IPv6AddressNetwork network, Address.SegmentValueProvider lowerValueProvider, Address.SegmentValueProvider upperValueProvider, java.lang.Integer prefixLength, java.lang.CharSequence zone)`	Creates the normalized string for an address without having to create the address objects first.
`java.lang.String`	`toNormalizedString(IPv6AddressSection.IPv6StringOptions params)`
`java.lang.String`	`toNormalizedWildcardString()`	This produces a string similar to the normalized string but avoids the CIDR prefix.
`java.lang.String`	`toOctalString(boolean with0Prefix)`	Writes this address as a single octal value with always the exact same number of characters, with or without a preceding 0 prefix.
`IPv6Address`	`toPrefixBlock()`	Returns the subnet associated with the prefix length of this address.
`IPv6Address`	`toPrefixBlock(int networkPrefixLength)`	Returns the segment series of the same length that spans all hosts.
`java.lang.String`	`toPrefixLengthString()`	Returns a string with a CIDR network prefix length if this address has a network prefix length.
`java.lang.String`	`toSegmentedBinaryString()`	Writes this IP address segment series as a segments of binary values preceded by the "0b" prefix.
`IPv6AddressSeqRange`	`toSequentialRange()`	Creates a sequential range instance from the lowest and highest addresses in this subnet
`IPv6AddressSeqRange`	`toSequentialRange(IPAddress other)`	Deprecated.
`java.lang.String`	`toSQLWildcardString()`	This is the same as the string from toNormalizedWildcardString except that it uses `Address.SEGMENT_SQL_WILDCARD` instead of `Address.SEGMENT_WILDCARD` and also uses `Address.SEGMENT_SQL_SINGLE_WILDCARD`
`IPAddressPartStringCollection`	`toStandardStringCollection()`
`IPAddressPartStringCollection`	`toStringCollection(IPAddressSection.IPStringBuilderOptions opts)`
`IPAddressPartStringCollection`	`toStringCollection(IPv6AddressSection.IPv6StringBuilderOptions opts)`
`java.lang.String`	`toSubnetString()`	Produces a consistent subnet string that looks like 1.2.. or 1:2::/16 In the case of IPv4, this means that wildcards are used instead of a network prefix when a network prefix has been supplied.
`java.lang.String`	`toUNCHostName()`	Generates the Microsoft UNC path component for this address
`java.net.Inet6Address`	`toUpperInetAddress()`	Converts the highest value of this address to an InetAddress.
`IPv6Address`	`toZeroHost()`	Returns the segment series with a host of zero, the host being the bits following the prefix length.
`IPv6Address`	`toZeroHost(int prefixLength)`	Produces the series with host values of 0 for the given prefix length.
`IPv6Address`	`toZeroNetwork()`	Returns the segment series with a network of zero, the network being the bits within the prefix length.
`long[]`	`upperLongValues()`	Returns a pair of longs with the upper address value in the range of this individual address or subnet.
`IPv6Address`	`withoutPrefixLength()`	Provides the same address with no prefix.

Methods inherited from class inet.ipaddr.IPAddress
applyToBounds, contains, contains, containsNonZeroHosts, getBitCount, getBitsPerSegment, getBlockMaskPrefixLength, getByteCount, getBytesPerSegment, getIPVersion, getLeadingBitCount, getMatchesSQLClause, getMatchesSQLClause, getMaxSegmentValue, getNetworkPrefixLength, getNonZeroHostCount, getSegmentCount, getSequentialBlockCount, getTrailingBitCount, includesMaxHost, includesMaxHost, includesZeroHost, includesZeroHost, isAnyLocal, isIPAddress, isIPv4, isSingleNetwork, isUnspecified, isZeroHost, isZeroHost, matches, matchesWithMask, mergeToDualPrefixBlocks, mergeToDualSequentialBlocks, overlaps, overlaps, prefixContains, removeBitCountPrefixLength, toAddressString, toAllStrings, toCanonicalHostName, toDelimitedSQLStrs, toHostName, toIPAddress, toNormalizedString, toNormalizedString, toReverseDNSLookupString, toStandardStrings, toStrings

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface inet.ipaddr.format.AddressDivisionSeries
getBlockCount, getCount, getDivisionStrings, getPrefixCount, getPrefixCount, getPrefixLength, getSequentialBlockIndex, isMore, isPrefixBlock, isPrefixed, isSequential, isSinglePrefixBlock

Methods inherited from interface inet.ipaddr.format.AddressItem
compareTo, containsPrefixBlock, containsSinglePrefixBlock, getBytes, getBytes, getBytes, getMinPrefixLengthForBlock, getPrefixLengthForSingleBlock, getUpperBytes, getUpperBytes, getUpperBytes, getUpperValue, getValue, includesMax, includesZero, isFullRange, isMax, isMultiple, isZero

Methods inherited from interface inet.ipaddr.AddressSegmentSeries
getSegments, getSegments, getSegmentStrings, isOneBit, testBit

Methods inherited from interface inet.ipaddr.format.string.AddressStringDivisionSeries
getDivisionCount

Methods inherited from interface inet.ipaddr.format.IPAddressRange
isSequential

Methods inherited from interface inet.ipaddr.format.string.IPAddressStringDivisionSeries
getPrefixLength, isPrefixBlock, isPrefixed

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable
forEach

- Field Detail
  - SEGMENT_SEPARATOR
```
public static final char SEGMENT_SEPARATOR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - ZONE_SEPARATOR
```
public static final char ZONE_SEPARATOR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - ALTERNATIVE_ZONE_SEPARATOR
```
public static final char ALTERNATIVE_ZONE_SEPARATOR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - UNC_SEGMENT_SEPARATOR
```
public static final char UNC_SEGMENT_SEPARATOR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - UNC_ZONE_SEPARATOR
```
public static final char UNC_ZONE_SEPARATOR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - UNC_RANGE_SEPARATOR
```
public static final char UNC_RANGE_SEPARATOR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - UNC_RANGE_SEPARATOR_STR
```
public static final java.lang.String UNC_RANGE_SEPARATOR_STR
```
  - UNC_SUFFIX
```
public static final java.lang.String UNC_SUFFIX
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - REVERSE_DNS_SUFFIX
```
public static final java.lang.String REVERSE_DNS_SUFFIX
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - REVERSE_DNS_SUFFIX_DEPRECATED
```
public static final java.lang.String REVERSE_DNS_SUFFIX_DEPRECATED
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - BITS_PER_SEGMENT
```
public static final int BITS_PER_SEGMENT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - BYTES_PER_SEGMENT
```
public static final int BYTES_PER_SEGMENT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SEGMENT_COUNT
```
public static final int SEGMENT_COUNT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - MIXED_REPLACED_SEGMENT_COUNT
```
public static final int MIXED_REPLACED_SEGMENT_COUNT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - MIXED_ORIGINAL_SEGMENT_COUNT
```
public static final int MIXED_ORIGINAL_SEGMENT_COUNT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - BYTE_COUNT
```
public static final int BYTE_COUNT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - BIT_COUNT
```
public static final int BIT_COUNT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_TEXTUAL_RADIX
```
public static final int DEFAULT_TEXTUAL_RADIX
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - BASE_85_RADIX
```
public static final int BASE_85_RADIX
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - MAX_VALUE_PER_SEGMENT
```
public static final int MAX_VALUE_PER_SEGMENT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section,
                   IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
    
    Parameters:
    
    section -
    
    zone -
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if segment count is not 8 or zone is invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
@Deprecated
public IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section,
                   java.lang.CharSequence zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Deprecated.
    use IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection, IPv6Zone)
    
    Parameters:
    
    section -
    
    zone -
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if segment count is not 8 or zone is invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSegment[] segments)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
    
    Parameters:
    
    segments - the address segments
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if segment count is not 8
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSegment[] segments,
                   java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address or a set of addresses.
    
    Parameters:
    
    segments - the address segments
    
    networkPrefixLength -
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if segment count is not 8
    
    AddressValueException - if network prefix length invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
@Deprecated
public IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSegment[] segments,
                   java.lang.CharSequence zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Deprecated.
    use IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSegment[], IPv6Zone)
    
    Constructs an IPv6 address or a set of addresses.
    
    Parameters:
    
    segments - the address segments
    
    zone - the zone or scope id
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if segment count is not 8 or the zone invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSegment[] segments,
                   IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address or a set of addresses.
    
    Parameters:
    
    segments - the address segments
    
    zone - the zone or scope id
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if segment count is not 8 or the zone invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(java.net.Inet6Address inet6Address)
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    
    Parameters:
    
    inet6Address - the java.net address object
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(java.net.Inet6Address inet6Address,
                   java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    
    Parameters:
    
    inet6Address - the java.net address object
  - IPv6Address
```
@Deprecated
public IPv6Address(byte[] bytes,
                   java.lang.CharSequence zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Deprecated.
    use IPv6Address(byte[], IPv6Zone)
    
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    The byte array can be a 16 byte IPv6 address, but may have additional zero-valued bytes, or it may be fewer than 16 bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - the 16 byte IPv6 address in network byte order - if longer than 16 bytes the additional bytes must be zero (and are ignored), if shorter than 16 bytes then the bytes are sign-extended to 16 bytes.
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if bytes not equivalent to a 16 byte address
    
    AddressValueException - if byte range invalid or zone invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(byte[] bytes,
                   IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    The byte array can be a 16 byte IPv6 address, but may have additional zero-valued bytes, or it may be fewer than 16 bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - the 16 byte IPv6 address in network byte order - if longer than 16 bytes the additional bytes must be zero (and are ignored), if shorter than 16 bytes then the bytes are sign-extended to 16 bytes.
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if bytes not equivalent to a 16 byte address
    
    AddressValueException - if byte range invalid or zone invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(byte[] bytes)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    The byte array can be a 16 byte IPv6 address, but may have additional zero-valued bytes, or it may be fewer than 16 bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - the 16 byte IPv6 address in network byte order - if longer than 16 bytes the additional bytes must be zero (and are ignored), if shorter than 16 bytes then the bytes are sign-extended to 16 bytes.
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if bytes not equivalent to a 16 byte address
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(byte[] bytes,
                   int byteStartIndex,
                   int byteEndIndex)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
    Similar to IPv6Address(byte[]) except that you can specify the start and end of the address in the given byte array.
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if byte range invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(byte[] bytes,
                   java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
    The byte array can be a 16 byte IPv6 address, but may have additional zero-valued bytes, or it may be fewer than 16 bytes.
    When networkPrefixLength is non-null, depending on the prefix configuration (see AddressNetwork.getPrefixConfiguration(), this object may represent either a single address with that network prefix length, or the prefix subnet block containing all addresses with the same network prefix.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - the 16 byte IPv6 address in network byte order - if longer than 16 bytes the additional bytes must be zero (and are ignored), if shorter than 16 bytes then the bytes are sign-extended to 16 bytes.
    
    networkPrefixLength - the CIDR prefix, which can be null for no prefix length
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if bytes not equivalent to a 16 byte address
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(byte[] bytes,
                   int byteStartIndex,
                   int byteEndIndex,
                   java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
    Similar to IPv6Address(byte[], Integer) except that you can specify the start and end of the address in the given byte array.
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(java.math.BigInteger val)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    The byte representation from BigInteger.toByteArray() is used, and the byte array follows the rules according to IPv6Address(byte[]). Either it must be exactly 16 bytes, or if larger then any extra bytes must be significant leading zeros, or if smaller it is sign-extended to the required 16 byte length.
    This means that you can end up with the same address from two different values of BigInteger, one positive and one negative. For instance, -1 and ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff are represented by the two's complement byte arrays [ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff] and [0,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff] respectively. Both create the address ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff
    In fact, the two's complement byte array [ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff] can be shortened to [ff], the former being the sign-extension of the latter. So the byte array [ff] also creates the address ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff.
    When using positive integers you end up with the results you expect, the magnitude of the big integer becomes the address.
    When ranging over all 16-byte arrays and constructing BigInteger from those arrays, you range over all possible addresses.
    
    Parameters:
    
    val - must be an IPv6 address value.
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if value is outside the range of potential values
    
    AddressValueException - if val is invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(java.math.BigInteger val,
                   java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    The byte representation from BigInteger.toByteArray() is used, and the byte array follows the rules according to IPv6Address(byte[]). Either it must be exactly 16 bytes, or if larger then any extra bytes must be significant leading zeros, or if smaller it is sign-extended to the required 16 byte length.
    When networkPrefixLength is non-null, depending on the prefix configuration (see AddressNetwork.getPrefixConfiguration(), this object may represent either a single address with that network prefix length, or the prefix subnet block containing all addresses with the same network prefix.
    
    Parameters:
    
    val -
    
    networkPrefixLength -
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if val is invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
@Deprecated
public IPv6Address(java.math.BigInteger val,
                   java.lang.CharSequence zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Deprecated.
    use IPv6Address(BigInteger, IPv6Zone)
    
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    The byte representation from BigInteger.toByteArray() is used, and the byte array follows the rules according to IPv6Address(byte[]). Either it must be exactly 16 bytes, or if larger then any extra bytes must be significant leading zeros, or if smaller it is sign-extended to the required 16 byte length.
    
    Parameters:
    
    val -
    
    zone -
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if val is invalid or if zone is invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(java.math.BigInteger val,
                   IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    The byte representation from BigInteger.toByteArray() is used, and the byte array follows the rules according to IPv6Address(byte[]). Either it must be exactly 16 bytes, or if larger then any extra bytes must be significant leading zeros, or if smaller it is sign-extended to the required 16 byte length.
    
    Parameters:
    
    val -
    
    zone -
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if val is invalid or if zone is invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
@Deprecated
public IPv6Address(java.math.BigInteger val,
                   java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength,
                   java.lang.CharSequence zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Deprecated.
    use IPv6Address(BigInteger, Integer, IPv6Zone)
    
    Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
    When networkPrefixLength is non-null, depending on the prefix configuration (see AddressNetwork.getPrefixConfiguration(), this object may represent either a single address with that network prefix length, or the prefix subnet block containing all addresses with the same network prefix.
    
    Parameters:
    
    val - must be an IPv6 address value
    
    networkPrefixLength - the CIDR prefix length, which can be null for no prefix length
    
    zone - the zone or scope id
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if value is outside the range of potential values, or if zone is invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(java.math.BigInteger val,
                   java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength,
                   IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
    When networkPrefixLength is non-null, depending on the prefix configuration (see AddressNetwork.getPrefixConfiguration(), this object may represent either a single address with that network prefix length, or the prefix subnet block containing all addresses with the same network prefix.
    
    Parameters:
    
    val - must be an IPv6 address value
    
    networkPrefixLength - the CIDR prefix length, which can be null for no prefix length
    
    zone - the zone or scope id
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if value is outside the range of potential values, or if zone is invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(long highBytes,
                   long lowBytes,
                   IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    The highBytes form the more significant 4 bytes of the address.
    
    Parameters:
    
    highBytes - the 4 more significant bytes in network byte order
    
    lowBytes - the 4 least significant bytes in network byte order
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if zone invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(long highBytes,
                   long lowBytes)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    The highBytes form the more significant 4 bytes of the address.
    
    Parameters:
    
    highBytes - the 4 more significant bytes in network byte order
    
    lowBytes - the 4 least significant bytes in network byte order
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(long highBytes,
                   long lowBytes,
                   java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
    The highBytes form the more significant 4 bytes of the address.
    When networkPrefixLength is non-null, depending on the prefix configuration (see AddressNetwork.getPrefixConfiguration(), this object may represent either a single address with that network prefix length, or the prefix subnet block containing all addresses with the same network prefix.
    
    Parameters:
    
    highBytes - the 4 more significant bytes in network byte order
    
    lowBytes - the 4 least significant bytes in network byte order
    
    networkPrefixLength - the CIDR prefix, which can be null for no prefix length
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider lowerValueProvider,
                   Address.SegmentValueProvider upperValueProvider,
                   java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
    When networkPrefixLength is non-null, depending on the prefix configuration (see AddressNetwork.getPrefixConfiguration(), this object may represent either a single address with that network prefix length, or the prefix subnet block containing all addresses with the same network prefix.
    
    Parameters:
    
    lowerValueProvider - supplies the 2 byte lower values for each segment
    
    upperValueProvider - supplies the 2 byte upper values for each segment
    
    networkPrefixLength - the CIDR network prefix length, which can be null for no prefix
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider lowerValueProvider,
                   Address.SegmentValueProvider upperValueProvider)
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address or subnet.
    
    Parameters:
    
    lowerValueProvider - supplies the 2 byte lower values for each segment
    
    upperValueProvider - supplies the 2 byte upper values for each segment
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider valueProvider,
                   java.lang.Integer networkPrefixLength)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    When networkPrefixLength is non-null, depending on the prefix configuration (see AddressNetwork.getPrefixConfiguration(), this object may represent either a single address with that network prefix length, or the prefix subnet block containing all addresses with the same network prefix.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valueProvider - supplies the 2 byte value for each segment
    
    networkPrefixLength - the CIDR network prefix length, which can be null for no prefix
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider valueProvider)
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valueProvider - supplies the 2 byte value for each segment
  - IPv6Address
```
@Deprecated
public IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider lowerValueProvider,
                   Address.SegmentValueProvider upperValueProvider,
                   java.lang.CharSequence zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Deprecated.
    use IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider, Address.SegmentValueProvider, IPv6Zone)
    
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    
    Parameters:
    
    lowerValueProvider - supplies the 2 byte lower values for each segment
    
    upperValueProvider - supplies the 2 byte upper values for each segment
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if zone is invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(Address.SegmentValueProvider lowerValueProvider,
                   Address.SegmentValueProvider upperValueProvider,
                   IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)
            throws AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address.
    
    Parameters:
    
    lowerValueProvider - supplies the 2 byte lower values for each segment
    
    upperValueProvider - supplies the 2 byte upper values for each segment
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressValueException - if zone is invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(IPv6Address prefix,
                   MACAddress eui)
            throws IncompatibleAddressException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address from a modified EUI-64 (Extended Unique Identifier) address section and an IPv6 address section network prefix.
    If the supplied MAC section is an 8 byte EUI-64, then it must match the required EUI-64 format of xx-xx-ff-fe-xx-xx with the ff-fe section in the middle. If the supplied section is a 6 byte MAC-48 or EUI-48, then the ff-fe pattern will be inserted.
    If the supplied section neither 6 nor 8 bytes, or if the 8-byte section does not have required EUI-64 format of xx-xx-ff-fe-xx-xx, IncompatibleAddressException will be thrown.
    The constructor will toggle the MAC U/L (universal/local) bit as required with EUI-64.
    Only the first 8 bytes (4 segments) of the IPv6Address are used to construct the address.
    Any prefix length in the MAC address is ignored, while a prefix length in the IPv6 address is preserved but only up to the first 4 segments.
    
    Parameters:
    
    prefix - an address from which the first four segments will be used as the same initial segments in the returned address
    
    eui -
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException - if the MACAddress is an 8 byte MAC address incompatible with EUI-64 IPv6 format
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section,
                   MACAddress eui)
            throws IncompatibleAddressException,
                   AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address from a modified EUI-64 (Extended Unique Identifier) address section and an IPv6 address section network prefix.
    If the supplied MAC section is an 8 byte EUI-64, then it must match the required EUI-64 format of xx-xx-ff-fe-xx-xx with the ff-fe section in the middle. If the supplied section is a 6 byte MAC-48 or EUI-48, then the ff-fe pattern will be inserted.
    If the supplied section neither 6 nor 8 bytes, or if the 8-byte section does not have required EUI-64 format of xx-xx-ff-fe-xx-xx, IncompatibleAddressException will be thrown.
    The constructor will toggle the MAC U/L (universal/local) bit as required with EUI-64.
    The IPv6 address section must be 8 bytes.
    Any prefix length in the MAC address is ignored, while a prefix length in the IPv6 address is preserved but only up to the first 4 segments.
    
    Parameters:
    
    section -
    
    eui -
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException - if the MACAddress is an 8 byte MAC address incompatible with EUI-64 IPv6 format
    
    AddressValueException - if the IPv6 section is the wrong size or structure
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section,
                   MACAddressSection eui)
            throws IncompatibleAddressException,
                   AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address from a modified EUI-64 (Extended Unique Identifier) address and an IPv6 address section network prefix.
    If the supplied address is an 8 byte EUI-64, then it must match the required EUI-64 format of xx-xx-ff-fe-xx-xx with the ff-fe section in the middle. If the supplied address is a 6 byte MAC-48 or EUI-48, then the ff-fe pattern will be inserted.
    The constructor will toggle the MAC U/L (universal/local) bit as required with EUI-64.
    The IPv6 address section must be 8 bytes.
    Any prefix length in the MAC address is ignored, while a prefix length in the IPv6 address is preserved but only up to the first 4 segments.
    
    Parameters:
    
    section -
    
    eui -
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException - if the MACAddress is an 8 byte MAC address incompatible with EUI-64 IPv6 format
    
    AddressValueException - if the MACAddress or IPv6 sections are the wrong size or structure
  - IPv6Address
```
@Deprecated
public IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section,
                   MACAddressSection eui,
                   java.lang.CharSequence zone)
            throws IncompatibleAddressException,
                   AddressValueException
```
    Deprecated.
    use IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection, MACAddressSection, IPv6Zone)
    
    Constructs an IPv6 address from a modified EUI-64 (Extended Unique Identifier) address and an IPv6 address section network prefix.
    
    Parameters:
    
    section -
    
    eui -
    
    zone -
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException - if the MACAddress is an 8 byte MAC address incompatible with EUI-64 IPv6 format
    
    AddressValueException - if the MACAddress or IPv6 sections are the wrong size or structure, or if zone is invalid
  - IPv6Address
```
public IPv6Address(IPv6AddressSection section,
                   MACAddressSection eui,
                   IPv6Address.IPv6Zone zone)
            throws IncompatibleAddressException,
                   AddressValueException
```
    Constructs an IPv6 address from a modified EUI-64 (Extended Unique Identifier) address and an IPv6 address section network prefix.
    
    Parameters:
    
    section -
    
    eui -
    
    zone -
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException - if the MACAddress is an 8 byte MAC address incompatible with EUI-64 IPv6 format
    
    AddressValueException - if the MACAddress or IPv6 sections are the wrong size or structure, or if zone is invalid
- Method Detail
  - getNetwork
```
public IPv6AddressNetwork getNetwork()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressComponent
    
    Returns the network object for components of the same version (eg IPv4, IPv6 and MAC each have their own network object)
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNetwork in interface AddressComponent
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNetwork in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNetwork in interface IPAddressStringDivisionSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNetwork in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - getMACNetwork
```
public MACAddressNetwork getMACNetwork()
```
  - getIPv4Network
```
public IPv4AddressNetwork getIPv4Network()
```
  - getSection
```
public IPv6AddressSection getSection()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Returns the address as an address section comprising all segments in the address.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSection in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSection in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    getSection in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - getSection
```
public IPv6AddressSection getSection(int index)
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Gets the subsection from the series starting from the given index The first segment is at index 0.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSection in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSection in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    getSection in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - getSection
```
public IPv6AddressSection getSection(int index,
                                     int endIndex)
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Gets the subsection from the series starting from the given index and ending just before the give endIndex The first segment is at index 0.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSection in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSection in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    getSection in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - getDivision
```
public IPv6AddressSegment getDivision(int index)
```
    Specified by:
    
    getDivision in interface AddressDivisionSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDivision in interface AddressStringDivisionSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDivision in interface IPAddressDivisionSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDivision in interface IPAddressStringDivisionSeries
    
    Returns:
    
    the given division in this series. The first is at index 0.
  - getSegment
```
public IPv6AddressSegment getSegment(int index)
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the segment from this series at the given index. The first segment is at index 0. A segment is an address division, see AddressDivisionSeries.getDivision(int), the difference being that all segments in a given series are the same bit count, while divisions can have variable length.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSegment in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSegment in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns:
  - getSegments
```
public IPv6AddressSegment[] getSegments()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the segments of this series of segments as an array. This must create a new array, so for efficiency use AddressSegmentSeries.getSegment(int) and AddressSegmentSeries.getSegmentCount() instead when feasible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSegments in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSegments in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns:
  - isEUI64
```
public boolean isEUI64()
```
  - toEUI
```
public MACAddress toEUI(boolean extended)
```
  - getParts
```
public IPAddressStringDivisionSeries[] getParts(IPAddressSection.IPStringBuilderOptions options)
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Returns all the ways of breaking this address down into segments, as selected.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getParts in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - getParts
```
public IPAddressStringDivisionSeries[] getParts(IPv6AddressSection.IPv6StringBuilderOptions options)
```
  - getSegmentCount
```
public int getSegmentCount()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the number of segments in this series.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSegmentCount in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    getSegmentCount in class Address
    
    Returns:
  - getByteCount
```
public int getByteCount()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressItem
    
    Provides the number of bytes required for this address item, rounding up if the bit count is not a multiple of 8
    
    Specified by:
    
    getByteCount in interface AddressItem
    
    Overrides:
    
    getByteCount in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of bytes
  - getBitCount
```
public int getBitCount()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressItem
    
    Provides the number of bits comprising this address item
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBitCount in interface AddressDivisionSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBitCount in interface AddressItem
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBitCount in class Address
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of bits
  - getLowerNonZeroHost
```
public IPv6Address getLowerNonZeroHost()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Similar to IPAddressSegmentSeries.getLower(), but will not return a series that has a prefix length and whose host value is zero. If this series has no prefix length, returns the same series as IPAddressSegmentSeries.getLower().
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLowerNonZeroHost in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLowerNonZeroHost in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    the lowest IP address series whose host is non-zero, or null if no such address section exists.
  - getLower
```
public IPv6Address getLower()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    If this represents a series with ranging values, returns a series representing the lower values of the range. If this represents an series with a single value in each segment, returns this.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLower in interface AddressComponentRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLower in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLower in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLower in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLower in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - getUpper
```
public IPv6Address getUpper()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    If this represents a series with ranging values, returns a series representing the upper values of the range. If this represents a series with a single value in each segment, returns this.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getUpper in interface AddressComponentRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    getUpper in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getUpper in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    getUpper in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getUpper in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - longValues
```
public long[] longValues()
```
    Returns a pair of longs with the lower address value in the range of this individual address or subnet. The high bits are in the first element, the low bits in the second.
    
    Returns:
  - upperLongValues
```
public long[] upperLongValues()
```
    Returns a pair of longs with the upper address value in the range of this individual address or subnet. The high bits are in the first element, the low bits in the second.
    
    Returns:
  - replace
```
public IPv6Address replace(int startIndex,
                           int endIndex,
                           IPv6Address replacement,
                           int replacementIndex)
```
    Replaces segments starting from startIndex and ending before endIndex with the same number of segments starting at replacementStartIndex from the replacement section
    
    Parameters:
    
    startIndex -
    
    endIndex -
    
    replacement -
    
    replacementIndex -
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
  - replace
```
public IPv6Address replace(int startIndex,
                           IPv6AddressSection replacement)
```
    Replaces segments starting from startIndex with as many segments as possible from the replacement section
    
    Parameters:
    
    startIndex -
    
    replacement -
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
  - reverseBits
```
public IPv6Address reverseBits(boolean perByte)
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns a new segment series with the bits reversed.
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseBits in interface AddressComponent
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseBits in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseBits in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseBits in class IPAddress
    
    Parameters:
    
    perByte - if true, only the bits in each byte are reversed, if false, then all bits in the component are reversed
    
    Returns:
  - reverseBytes
```
public IPv6Address reverseBytes()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns a new segment series with the bytes reversed.
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseBytes in interface AddressComponent
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseBytes in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseBytes in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseBytes in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - reverseBytesPerSegment
```
public IPv6Address reverseBytesPerSegment()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns a new segment series with the bytes reversed within each segment.
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseBytesPerSegment in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseBytesPerSegment in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseBytesPerSegment in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - reverseSegments
```
public IPv6Address reverseSegments()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns a new segment series with the segments reversed. This does not throw IncompatibleAddressException since all address series can reverse their segments.
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseSegments in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseSegments in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    reverseSegments in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - segmentsNonZeroHostIterator
```
public java.util.Iterator<IPv6AddressSegment[]> segmentsNonZeroHostIterator()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Similar to the segments iterator, but series with a host of zero are skipped.
    
    Specified by:
    
    segmentsNonZeroHostIterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns:
  - segmentsIterator
```
public java.util.Iterator<IPv6AddressSegment[]> segmentsIterator()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Iterates through the individual segments.
    
    Specified by:
    
    segmentsIterator in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    segmentsIterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
  - segmentsSpliterator
```
public AddressComponentRangeSpliterator<IPv6Address,IPv6AddressSegment[]> segmentsSpliterator()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Partitions and traverses through the individual segment arrays.
    
    Specified by:
    
    segmentsSpliterator in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    segmentsSpliterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns:
  - segmentsStream
```
public java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6AddressSegment[]> segmentsStream()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns a sequential stream of the individual segment arrays. For a parallel stream, call BaseStream.parallel() on the returned stream.
    
    Specified by:
    
    segmentsStream in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    segmentsStream in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns:
  - prefixBlockIterator
```
public java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address> prefixBlockIterator()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Iterates through the individual prefix blocks.
    If the series has no prefix length, then this is equivalent to AddressSegmentSeries.iterator()
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixBlockIterator in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixBlockIterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixBlockIterator in class IPAddress
  - prefixBlockSpliterator
```
public AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address> prefixBlockSpliterator()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Partitions and traverses through the individual prefix blocks for the prefix length of this series.
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixBlockSpliterator in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixBlockSpliterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixBlockSpliterator in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - prefixBlockStream
```
public java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address> prefixBlockStream()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns a sequential stream of the individual prefix blocks for the prefix length of this series. For a parallel stream, call BaseStream.parallel() on the returned stream.
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixBlockStream in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixBlockStream in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixBlockStream in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - prefixBlockIterator
```
public java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address> prefixBlockIterator(int prefixLength)
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressRange
    
    Iterates through the range of prefix blocks in this range instance using the given prefix length.
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixBlockIterator in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Returns:
  - prefixBlockSpliterator
```
public AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address> prefixBlockSpliterator(int prefixLength)
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressRange
    
    Partitions and traverses through the individual prefix blocks for the given prefix length.
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixBlockSpliterator in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Returns:
  - prefixBlockStream
```
public java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address> prefixBlockStream(int prefixLength)
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressRange
    
    Returns a sequential stream of the prefix blocks for the given prefix length. For a parallel stream, call BaseStream.parallel() on the returned stream.
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixBlockStream in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Returns:
  - prefixIterator
```
public java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address> prefixIterator()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Iterates through the individual prefixes.
    If the series has no prefix length, then this is equivalent to AddressSegmentSeries.iterator()
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixIterator in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixIterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixIterator in class IPAddress
  - prefixSpliterator
```
public AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address> prefixSpliterator()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Partitions and traverses through the individual prefixes for the prefix length of this series.
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixSpliterator in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixSpliterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixSpliterator in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - prefixStream
```
public java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address> prefixStream()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns a sequential stream of the individual prefixes for the prefix length of this series. For a parallel stream, call BaseStream.parallel() on the returned stream.
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixStream in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixStream in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixStream in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - prefixIterator
```
public java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address> prefixIterator(int prefixLength)
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressRange
    
    Iterates through the range of prefixes in this range instance using the given prefix length.
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixIterator in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Returns:
  - prefixSpliterator
```
public AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address> prefixSpliterator(int prefixLength)
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressRange
    
    Partitions and traverses through the individual prefixes for the given prefix length.
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixSpliterator in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Returns:
  - prefixStream
```
public java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address> prefixStream(int prefixLength)
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressRange
    
    Returns a sequential stream of the individual prefixes for the given prefix length. For a parallel stream, call BaseStream.parallel() on the returned stream.
    
    Specified by:
    
    prefixStream in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Returns:
  - blockIterator
```
public java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address> blockIterator(int segmentCount)
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Iterates through series that can be obtained by iterating through all the upper segments up to the given segment count. Segments following remain the same in all iterated series.
    For instance, given the IPv4 subnet 1-2.3-4.5-6.7, given the count argument 2, it will iterate through 1.3.5-6.7, 1.4.5-6.7, 2.3.5-6.7, 2.4.5-6.7
    
    Specified by:
    
    blockIterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    blockIterator in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - blockSpliterator
```
public AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address> blockSpliterator(int segmentCount)
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Partitions and traverses through the individual sequential blocks created from each of the individual values up to the given segment count.
    
    Specified by:
    
    blockSpliterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    blockSpliterator in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - blockStream
```
public java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address> blockStream(int segmentCount)
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns a sequential stream of the individual blocks created from each of the individual values up to the given segment count. For a parallel stream, call BaseStream.parallel() on the returned stream.
    
    Specified by:
    
    blockStream in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    blockStream in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - sequentialBlockIterator
```
public java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address> sequentialBlockIterator()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Iterates through the sequential series that make up this series. Generally this means finding the count of segments for which the segments that follow are not full range, and then using IPAddressSegmentSeries.blockIterator(int) with that segment count.
    For instance, given the IPv4 subnet 1-2.3-4.5-6.7-8, it will iterate through 1.3.5.7-8, 1.3.6.7-8, 1.4.5.7-8, 1.4.6.7-8, 2.3.5.7-8, 2.3.6.7-8, 2.4.6.7-8, 2.4.6.7-8.
    Use IPAddressSegmentSeries.getSequentialBlockCount() to get the count of iterated elements.
    
    Specified by:
    
    sequentialBlockIterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    sequentialBlockIterator in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - sequentialBlockSpliterator
```
public AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address> sequentialBlockSpliterator()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Partitions and traverses through the individual sequential blocks.
    
    Specified by:
    
    sequentialBlockSpliterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    sequentialBlockSpliterator in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - sequentialBlockStream
```
public java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address> sequentialBlockStream()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns a sequential stream of the individual sequential blocks. For a parallel stream, call BaseStream.parallel() on the returned stream.
    Use IPAddressSegmentSeries.getSequentialBlockCount() to get the count of streamed elements.
    
    Specified by:
    
    sequentialBlockStream in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    sequentialBlockStream in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - iterator
```
public java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address> iterator()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressComponentRange
    
    Iterates through the individual address components.
    An address component can represent an individual segment, address, or section, or it can represent multiple, typically a subnet of addresses or a range of segment or section values.
    Call AddressItem.isMultiple() to determine if this instance represents multiple, or AddressItem.getCount() for the count.
    
    Specified by:
    
    iterator in interface AddressComponentRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    iterator in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    iterator in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    iterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    iterator in interface java.lang.Iterable<IPv6Address>
    
    Specified by:
    
    iterator in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - spliterator
```
public AddressComponentSpliterator<IPv6Address> spliterator()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressComponentRange
    
    Partitions and traverses through the individual address components.
    
    Specified by:
    
    spliterator in interface AddressComponent
    
    Specified by:
    
    spliterator in interface AddressComponentRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    spliterator in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    spliterator in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    spliterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    spliterator in interface java.lang.Iterable<IPv6Address>
    
    Specified by:
    
    spliterator in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - stream
```
public java.util.stream.Stream<IPv6Address> stream()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressComponentRange
    
    Returns a sequential stream of the individual address components. For a parallel stream, call BaseStream.parallel() on the returned stream.
    
    Specified by:
    
    stream in interface AddressComponentRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    stream in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    stream in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    stream in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - nonZeroHostIterator
```
public java.util.Iterator<IPv6Address> nonZeroHostIterator()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Similar to the iterator, but series with a host of zero are skipped.
    
    Specified by:
    
    nonZeroHostIterator in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    nonZeroHostIterator in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - getIterable
```
public java.lang.Iterable<IPv6Address> getIterable()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressComponentRange
    
    Useful for using an instance in a "for-each loop". Otherwise just call AddressComponentRange.iterator() directly.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getIterable in interface AddressComponentRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    getIterable in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getIterable in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    getIterable in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    getIterable in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    an object to iterate over the individual addresses represented by this object.
  - increment
```
public IPv6Address increment(java.math.BigInteger increment)
```
  - increment
```
public IPv6Address increment(long increment)
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the series from the subnet that is the given increment upwards into the subnet range, with the increment of 0 returning the first address in the range.
    If the subnet has multiple values and the increment exceeds the subnet size, then the amount by which it exceeds the size - 1 is added to the upper series of the range (the final iterator value).
    If the increment is negative, it is added to the lower series of the range (the first iterator value).
    If the subnet is just a single address values, the series is simply incremented by the given value, positive or negative.
    If a subnet has multiple values, a positive increment value is equivalent to the same number of values from the AddressSegmentSeries.iterator() For instance, a increment of 0 is the first value from the iterator, an increment of 1 is the second value from the iterator, and so on. A negative increment added to the subnet count is equivalent to the same number of values preceding the upper bound of the iterator. For instance, an increment of count - 1 is the last value from the iterator, an increment of count - 2 is the second last value, and so on.
    An increment of size count gives you the series just above the highest series of the subnet. To get the series just below the lowest series of the subnet, use the increment -1.
    
    Specified by:
    
    increment in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    increment in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    increment in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - incrementBoundary
```
public IPv6Address incrementBoundary(long increment)
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    If the given increment is positive, adds the value to the upper series (AddressSegmentSeries.getUpper()) in the subnet range to produce a new series. If the given increment is negative, adds the value to the lower series (AddressSegmentSeries.getLower()) in the subnet range to produce a new series. If the increment is zero, returns this.
    In the case where the series is a single value, this simply returns the address produced by adding the given increment to this address series.
    
    Specified by:
    
    incrementBoundary in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    incrementBoundary in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    incrementBoundary in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - toIPv4
```
public IPv4Address toIPv4()
```
    If this address is IPv4 convertible, returns that address. Otherwise, returns null.
    You can also use isIPv4Convertible() to determine convertibility. Both use an instance of IPAddressConverter.DefaultAddressConverter which uses IPv4-mapped address mappings from rfc 4038.
    Override this method and isIPv4Convertible() if you wish to map IPv6 to IPv4 according to the mappings defined by in isIPv4Compatible(), isIPv4Mapped(), is6To4() or by some other mapping.
    For the reverse mapping, see IPv4Address.toIPv6()
    
    Overrides:
    
    toIPv4 in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    the address
    
    See Also:
    
    IPAddress.isIPv4Convertible()
  - toIPv6
```
public IPv6Address toIPv6()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toIPv6 in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    If this address is IPv6, or can be converted to IPv6, returns that IPv6Address. Otherwise, returns null.
    
    See Also:
    
    IPAddress.isIPv6Convertible()
  - isIPv6
```
public boolean isIPv6()
```
    Overrides:
    
    isIPv6 in class IPAddress
  - isIPv4Convertible
```
public boolean isIPv4Convertible()
```
    Determines whether this address can be converted to IPv4. Override this method to convert in your own way. The default behaviour is to use isIPv4Mapped() You should also override toIPv4() to match the conversion.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isIPv4Convertible in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - isIPv6Convertible
```
public boolean isIPv6Convertible()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Determines whether an address can be converted to IPv6, if not IPv6 already. Override this method to convert in your own way. The default behaviour is to convert by IPv4 mapping, see IPv4Address.getIPv4MappedAddress() You should also override IPAddress.toIPv6() to match the conversion. This method returns true for all IPv6 addresses.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isIPv6Convertible in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - toMappedIPv4Segments
```
public IPv4AddressSection toMappedIPv4Segments()
```
    ::ffff:x:x/96 indicates IPv6 address mapped to IPv4
  - get6To4IPv4Address
```
public IPv4Address get6To4IPv4Address()
```
    Returns the second and third segments as an IPv4Address. This can be used for IPv4 or for IPv6 6to4 addresses convertible to IPv4.
    
    Returns:
    
    the address
  - getEmbeddedIPv4Address
```
public IPv4Address getEmbeddedIPv4Address()
```
    Returns the embedded IPv4Address in the lowest (least-significant) two segments. This is used by IPv4-mapped, IPv4-compatible, ISATAP addresses and 6over4 addresses
    
    Returns:
    
    the embedded IPv4Address
  - getEmbeddedIPv4Address
```
public IPv4Address getEmbeddedIPv4Address(int byteIndex)
```
    Produces an IPv4 address from any sequence of 4 bytes in this IPv6 address.
    
    Parameters:
    
    byteIndex - the byte index to start
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the index is less than zero or bigger than 7
  - isLocal
```
public boolean isLocal()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Returns true if the address is link local, site local, organization local, administered locally, or unspecified. This includes both unicast and multicast.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isLocal in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - isLinkLocal
```
public boolean isLinkLocal()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Returns whether the address is link local, whether unicast or multicast.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isLinkLocal in class IPAddress
    
    See Also:
    
    InetAddress.isLinkLocalAddress()
  - isSiteLocal
```
public boolean isSiteLocal()
```
    See Also:
    
    InetAddress.isSiteLocalAddress()
  - isUniqueLocal
```
public boolean isUniqueLocal()
```
  - isIPv4Mapped
```
public boolean isIPv4Mapped()
```
    Whether the address is IPv4-mapped ::ffff:x:x/96 indicates IPv6 address mapped to IPv4
  - isIPv4Compatible
```
public boolean isIPv4Compatible()
```
    Whether the address is IPv4-compatible
    
    See Also:
    
    Inet6Address.isIPv4CompatibleAddress()
  - is6To4
```
public boolean is6To4()
```
    Whether the address is IPv6 to IPv4 relay
    
    See Also:
    
    get6To4IPv4Address()
  - is6Over4
```
public boolean is6Over4()
```
    Whether the address is 6over4
  - isTeredo
```
public boolean isTeredo()
```
    Whether the address is Teredo
  - isIsatap
```
public boolean isIsatap()
```
    Whether the address is ISATAP
  - isIPv4Translatable
```
public boolean isIPv4Translatable()
```
    Returns:
    
    Whether the address is IPv4 translatable as in rfc 2765
  - isWellKnownIPv4Translatable
```
public boolean isWellKnownIPv4Translatable()
```
    Whether the address has the well-known prefix for IPv4 translatable addresses as in rfc 6052 and 6144
    
    Returns:
  - isMulticast
```
public boolean isMulticast()
```
    Description copied from class: Address
    
    Whether the MAC address or IP address or other form of address is multicast.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isMulticast in class Address
    
    See Also:
    
    InetAddress.isMulticastAddress()
  - isLoopback
```
public boolean isLoopback()
```
    Specified by:
    
    isLoopback in class IPAddress
    
    See Also:
    
    InetAddress.isLoopbackAddress()
  - intersect
```
public IPv6Address intersect(IPAddress other)
                      throws AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Produces the subnet whose addresses are found in both this and the given subnet argument, or null if no such addresses.
    This is also known as the conjunction of the two sets of addresses.
    If the address is not the same version, the default conversion will be applied using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6(), and it that fails, AddressConversionException will be thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    intersect in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    the subnet containing the addresses found in both this and the given subnet
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressConversionException - if the address argument could not be converted to the same address version as this
  - subtract
```
public IPv6Address[] subtract(IPAddress other)
                       throws AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Subtract the given subnet from this subnet, returning an array of subnets for the result (the subnets will not be contiguous so an array is required).
    Computes the subnet difference, the set of addresses in this address subnet but not in the provided subnet. This is also known as the relative complement of the given argument in this subnet.
    If the address is not the same version, the default conversion will be applied using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6(), and it that fails, AddressConversionException will be thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    subtract in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    the difference
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressConversionException - if the address argument could not be converted to the same address version as this
  - adjustPrefixBySegment
```
public IPv6Address adjustPrefixBySegment(boolean nextSegment)
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Increases or decreases prefix length to the next segment boundary.
    Follows the same rules as AddressSegmentSeries.adjustPrefixLength(int):
    When prefix length is increased, the bits moved within the prefix become zero. When a prefix length is decreased, the bits moved outside the prefix become zero. To avoid the zeroing behaviour, use AddressSegmentSeries.adjustPrefixBySegment(boolean, boolean) with second arg false.
    
    Specified by:
    
    adjustPrefixBySegment in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    adjustPrefixBySegment in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    adjustPrefixBySegment in class IPAddress
    
    Parameters:
    
    nextSegment - whether to move prefix to previous or following segment boundary
    
    Returns:
  - adjustPrefixBySegment
```
public IPv6Address adjustPrefixBySegment(boolean nextSegment,
                                         boolean zeroed)
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Increases or decreases prefix length to the next segment boundary.
    
    Specified by:
    
    adjustPrefixBySegment in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    adjustPrefixBySegment in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    adjustPrefixBySegment in class IPAddress
    
    Parameters:
    
    nextSegment - whether to move prefix to previous or following segment boundary
    
    zeroed - whether the bits that move from one side of the prefix to the other become zero or retain their original values
    
    Returns:
  - adjustPrefixLength
```
public IPv6Address adjustPrefixLength(int adjustment)
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Increases or decreases prefix length by the given increment.
    When prefix length is increased, the bits moved within the prefix become zero. When the prefix is extended beyond the segment series boundary, it is removed. When a prefix length is decreased, the bits moved outside the prefix become zero, and if the entire host address contains the zero address, then the resulting address is determined AddressNetwork.getPrefixConfiguration().
    For example, 1.2.0.0/16 adjusted by -8 becomes 1.0.0.0/8.
    1.2.0.0/16 adjusted by 8 becomes 1.2.0.0/24
    
    Specified by:
    
    adjustPrefixLength in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    adjustPrefixLength in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    adjustPrefixLength in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - adjustPrefixLength
```
public IPv6Address adjustPrefixLength(int adjustment,
                                      boolean zeroed)
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Increases or decreases prefix length by the given increment.
    
    Specified by:
    
    adjustPrefixLength in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    adjustPrefixLength in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    adjustPrefixLength in class IPAddress
    
    Parameters:
    
    adjustment - the increment
    
    zeroed - whether the bits that move from one side of the prefix to the other become zero or retain their original values
    
    Returns:
  - setPrefixLength
```
public IPv6Address setPrefixLength(int prefixLength)
                            throws PrefixLenException
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Sets the prefix length.
    If this series has a prefix length, and the prefix length is increased, the bits moved within the prefix become zero. For an alternative that does not set bits to zero, use AddressSegmentSeries.setPrefixLength(int, boolean) with the second argument as false.
    When the prefix is extended beyond the segment series boundary, it is removed.
    The bits that move from one side of the prefix length to the other (ie bits moved into the prefix or outside the prefix) are zeroed.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setPrefixLength in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    setPrefixLength in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    setPrefixLength in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    PrefixLenException
  - setPrefixLength
```
public IPv6Address setPrefixLength(int prefixLength,
                                   boolean zeroed)
                            throws PrefixLenException
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Sets the prefix length.
    When the prefix is extended beyond the segment series boundary, it is removed.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setPrefixLength in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    setPrefixLength in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    setPrefixLength in class IPAddress
    
    zeroed - whether the bits that move from one side of the prefix length to the other (ie bits moved into the prefix or outside the prefix) are zeroed.
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    PrefixLenException
  - setPrefixLength
```
public IPv6Address setPrefixLength(int prefixLength,
                                   boolean zeroed,
                                   boolean zeroHostIsBlock)
                            throws PrefixLenException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Sets the prefix length while allowing the caller to control whether bits moved in or out of the prefix become zero, and whether a zero host for the new prefix bits can be translated into a prefix block. The latter behaviour only applies to the default prefix handling configuration, PREFIXED_ZERO_HOSTS_ARE_SUBNETS. The methods IPAddress.setPrefixLength(int, boolean) and IPAddress.setPrefixLength(int) use a value of true for zeroed and for zeroHostIsBlock.
    For example, when zeroHostIsBlock is true, applying to 1.2.0.0 the prefix length 16 results in 1.2.*.*/16
    Or if you start with 1.2.0.0/24, setting the prefix length to 16 results in a zero host followed by the existing prefix block, which is then converted to a full prefix block, 1.2.*.*/16
    When both zeroed and zeroHostIsBlock are true, applying the prefiix length of 16 to 1.2.4.0/24 also results in a zero host followed by the existing prefix block, which is then converted to a full prefix block, 1.2.*.*/16.
    When both zeroed and zeroHostIsBlock are false, the resulting address always encompasses the same set of addresses as the original, albeit with a different prefix length.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setPrefixLength in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    PrefixLenException
  - applyPrefixLength
```
@Deprecated
public IPv6Address applyPrefixLength(int networkPrefixLength)
                              throws PrefixLenException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Applies the given prefix length to create a new segment series.
    Similar to AddressSegmentSeries.setPrefixLength(int) except that prefix lengths are never increased. When this series already has a prefix length that is less than or equal to the requested prefix length, this series is returned.
    Otherwise the returned series has the given prefix length.
    The bits moved outside the prefix will become zero in the returned series.
    
    Specified by:
    
    applyPrefixLength in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    applyPrefixLength in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    applyPrefixLength in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    PrefixLenException
    
    See Also:
    
    AddressSegmentSeries.setPrefixLength(int)
  - removePrefixLength
```
@Deprecated
public IPv6Address removePrefixLength()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Removes the prefix length while zeroing out the bits beyond the prefix.
    If the series already has a prefix length, the bits outside the prefix become zero. Use AddressSegmentSeries.withoutPrefixLength() to remove the prefix length without changing the series values.
    Equivalent to calling removePrefixLength(true)
    
    Specified by:
    
    removePrefixLength in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    removePrefixLength in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    removePrefixLength in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    See Also:
    
    for an alternative which does not change the address series values.
  - withoutPrefixLength
```
public IPv6Address withoutPrefixLength()
```
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Provides the same address with no prefix. The values remain unchanged.
    Use AddressSegmentSeries.removePrefixLength() as an alternative that deletes the host at the same time by zeroing the host values.
    
    Specified by:
    
    withoutPrefixLength in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    withoutPrefixLength in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    withoutPrefixLength in class IPAddress
  - removePrefixLength
```
@Deprecated
public IPv6Address removePrefixLength(boolean zeroed)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Description copied from interface: AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Removes the prefix length. If zeroed is false, the bits that were host bits do not become zero, unlike AddressSegmentSeries.removePrefixLength()
    
    Specified by:
    
    removePrefixLength in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    removePrefixLength in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    removePrefixLength in class IPAddress
    
    Parameters:
    
    zeroed - whether the bits outside the prefix become zero
    
    Returns:
  - toZeroHost
```
public IPv6Address toZeroHost()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the segment series with a host of zero, the host being the bits following the prefix length. If the series has no prefix length, then it returns an all-zero series.
    The default behaviour is that the resultant series will have the same prefix length. The resultant series will not have a prefix length if AddressNetwork.getPrefixConfiguration() is AddressNetwork.PrefixConfiguration.ALL_PREFIXED_ADDRESSES_ARE_SUBNETS.
    For instance, you can get the network address for a subnet as follows: String addrStr = "1.2.3.4/16"; IPAddress address = new IPAddressString(addrStr).getAddress(); IPAddress networkAddress = address.toZeroHost(); //1.2.0.0
    
    Specified by:
    
    toZeroHost in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    toZeroHost in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    See Also:
    
    IPAddressSegmentSeries.toZeroNetwork()
  - toZeroHost
```
public IPv6Address toZeroHost(int prefixLength)
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Produces the series with host values of 0 for the given prefix length.
    If this series has the same prefix length, then the resulting series will too, otherwise the resulting series will have no prefix length.
    This is nearly equivalent to doing the mask (bitwise conjunction) of this address series with the network mask for the given prefix length, but without the possibility of IncompatibleAddressException that can occur when applying a mask to a range of values. Instead, in this case, if the resulting series has a range of values, then the resulting series range boundaries will have host values of 0, but not necessarily the intervening values.
    For instance, you can get the network address for a subnet of prefix length 16 as follows: String addrStr = "1.2.3.4"; IPAddress address = new IPAddressString(addrStr).getAddress(); IPAddress networkAddress = address.toZeroHost(16); //1.2.0.0
    
    Specified by:
    
    toZeroHost in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    toZeroHost in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - toZeroNetwork
```
public IPv6Address toZeroNetwork()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the segment series with a network of zero, the network being the bits within the prefix length. If the series has no prefix length, then it returns an all-zero series.
    The default behaviour is that the resultant series will have the same prefix length. The resultant series will not have a prefix length if AddressNetwork.getPrefixConfiguration() is AddressNetwork.PrefixConfiguration.ALL_PREFIXED_ADDRESSES_ARE_SUBNETS.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toZeroNetwork in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    toZeroNetwork in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    See Also:
    
    IPAddressSegmentSeries.toZeroHost()
  - toMaxHost
```
public IPv6Address toMaxHost()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the segment series with a host of all ones. If the series has no prefix length, then it returns an all-ones series.
    The resultant series will have the same prefix length if AddressNetwork.getPrefixConfiguration() is not AddressNetwork.PrefixConfiguration.ALL_PREFIXED_ADDRESSES_ARE_SUBNETS, otherwise it will no longer have a prefix length.
    For instance, you can get the broadcast address for a subnet as follows: String addrStr = "1.2.3.4/16"; IPAddress address = new IPAddressString(addrStr).getAddress(); IPAddress broadcastAddress = address.toMaxHost(); //1.2.255.255
    
    Specified by:
    
    toMaxHost in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    toMaxHost in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - toMaxHost
```
public IPv6Address toMaxHost(int prefixLength)
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Produces the series with host values of all one bits for the given prefix length.
    If this series has the same prefix length, then the resulting series will too, otherwise the resulting series will have no prefix length.
    This is nearly equivalent to doing the bitwise or (bitwise disjunction) of this address series with the network mask for the given prefix length, but without the possibility of IncompatibleAddressException that can occur when applying a mask to a range of values. Instead, in this case, if the resulting series has a range of values, then the resulting series range boundaries will have host values of all ones, but not necessarily the intervening values.
    For instance, you can get the broadcast address for a subnet of prefix length 16 as follows: String addrStr = "1.2.3.4"; IPAddress address = new IPAddressString(addrStr).getAddress(); IPAddress broadcastAddress = address.toMaxHost(16); //1.2.255.255
    
    Specified by:
    
    toMaxHost in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    toMaxHost in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - mask
```
public IPv6Address mask(IPAddress mask,
                        boolean retainPrefix)
                 throws IncompatibleAddressException,
                        AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Applies the given mask to all addresses represented by this IPAddress. The mask is applied to all individual addresses. Any existing prefix length is removed beforehand. If the retainPrefix argument is true, then the existing prefix length will be applied to the result.
    If the mask is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6()
    If this represents multiple addresses, and applying the mask to all addresses creates a set of addresses that cannot be represented as a contiguous range within each segment, then IncompatibleAddressException is thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    mask in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException - if this is a range of addresses and applying the mask results in an address that cannot be represented as a contiguous range within each segment
    
    AddressConversionException - if the address argument could not be converted to the same address version as this
  - mask
```
public IPv6Address mask(IPAddress mask)
                 throws IncompatibleAddressException,
                        AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Equivalent to calling IPAddress.mask(IPAddress, boolean) with the second argument as false.
    If the mask is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6()
    
    Specified by:
    
    mask in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException - if this is a range of addresses and applying the mask results in an address that cannot be represented as a contiguous range within each segment
    
    AddressConversionException - if the address argument could not be converted to the same address version as this
  - maskNetwork
```
public IPv6Address maskNetwork(IPAddress mask,
                               int networkPrefixLength)
                        throws IncompatibleAddressException,
                               PrefixLenException,
                               AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Applies the given mask to all addresses represented by this IPAddress while also applying the given prefix length at the same time.
    Any existing prefix length is removed as the mask and new prefix length is applied to all individual addresses.
    If the mask is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6()
    If this represents multiple addresses, and applying the mask to all addresses creates a set of addresses that cannot be represented as a contiguous range within each segment, then IncompatibleAddressException is thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    maskNetwork in class IPAddress
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException - if this is a range of addresses and applying the mask results in an address that cannot be represented as a contiguous range within each segment
    
    AddressConversionException - if the address argument could not be converted to the same address version as this
    
    PrefixLenException
  - bitwiseOr
```
public IPv6Address bitwiseOr(IPAddress mask,
                             boolean retainPrefix)
                      throws IncompatibleAddressException,
                             AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Does the bitwise disjunction with this address. Useful when subnetting.
    The mask is applied to all individual addresses, similar to how the method IPAddress.mask(IPAddress, boolean) applies the bitwise conjunction. Any existing prefix length is removed beforehand. If the retainPrefix argument is true, then the existing prefix length will be applied to the result.
    If the mask is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6()
    If you wish to mask a section of the network, use IPAddress.bitwiseOrNetwork(IPAddress, int)
    For instance, you can get the broadcast address for a subnet as follows: String addrStr = "1.2.3.4/16"; IPAddress address = new IPAddressString(addrStr).getAddress(); IPAddress hostMask = address.getNetwork().getHostMask(address.getNetworkPrefixLength());//0.0.255.255 IPAddress broadcastAddress = address.bitwiseOr(hostMask); //1.2.255.255
    
    Specified by:
    
    bitwiseOr in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException - if this is a range of addresses and applying the mask results in an address that cannot be represented as a contiguous range within each segment
    
    AddressConversionException - if the address argument could not be converted to the same address version as this
  - bitwiseOr
```
public IPv6Address bitwiseOr(IPAddress mask)
                      throws IncompatibleAddressException,
                             AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Equivalent to calling IPAddress.bitwiseOr(IPAddress, boolean) with the second argument as false.
    If the mask is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6()
    
    Specified by:
    
    bitwiseOr in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException - if this is a range of addresses and applying the mask results in an address that cannot be represented as a contiguous range within each segment
    
    AddressConversionException - if the address argument could not be converted to the same address version as this
  - bitwiseOrNetwork
```
public IPv6Address bitwiseOrNetwork(IPAddress mask,
                                    int networkPrefixLength)
                             throws IncompatibleAddressException,
                                    PrefixLenException,
                                    AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Does the bitwise disjunction with this address. Useful when subnetting.
    If the mask is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6()
    Any existing prefix length is dropped for the new prefix length and the mask is applied up to the end the new prefix length. It is similar to how the IPAddress.maskNetwork(IPAddress, int) method does the bitwise conjunction.
    
    Specified by:
    
    bitwiseOrNetwork in class IPAddress
    
    networkPrefixLength - the new prefix length for the address
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException - if this is a range of addresses and applying the mask results in an address that cannot be represented as a contiguous range within each segment
    
    AddressConversionException - if the address argument could not be converted to the same address version as this
    
    PrefixLenException
  - getHostMask
```
public IPv6Address getHostMask()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the host mask associated with the CIDR network prefix length of this series. If this series has no prefix length, then the whole series is considered a host and the all ones host mask is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getHostMask in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    getHostMask in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - getNetworkMask
```
public IPv6Address getNetworkMask()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the network mask associated with the CIDR network prefix length of this series. If this series has no prefix length, then the whole series is considered network and the all ones network mask is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNetworkMask in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    getNetworkMask in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - getNetworkSection
```
public IPv6AddressSection getNetworkSection()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the network section of the series if the series has a CIDR network prefix length, otherwise it returns the entire series as a prefixed series with prefix matching the address bit length.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNetworkSection in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns:
  - getNetworkSection
```
public IPv6AddressSection getNetworkSection(int networkPrefixLength)
                                     throws PrefixLenException
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the network section of the series. The returned section will have only as many segments as needed as indicated by networkPrefixLength. It will have networkPrefixLength as its associated prefix length, unless this address already has a smaller prefix length, in which case the existing prefix length is retained.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNetworkSection in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    PrefixLenException
  - getNetworkSection
```
public IPv6AddressSection getNetworkSection(int networkPrefixLength,
                                            boolean withPrefixLength)
                                     throws PrefixLenException
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the network section of the series. The returned section will have only as many segments as needed as indicated by networkPrefixLength. If withPrefixLength is true, it will have networkPrefixLength as its associated prefix length, unless this series already has a smaller prefix length, in which case the existing prefix length is retained.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNetworkSection in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    withPrefixLength - whether the resulting section will have networkPrefixLength as the associated prefix length or not
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    PrefixLenException
  - getHostSection
```
public IPv6AddressSection getHostSection(int networkPrefixLength)
                                  throws PrefixLenException
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the host section of the address as indicated by the network prefix length provided. The returned section will have only as many segments as needed to hold the host as indicated by the provided network prefix length.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getHostSection in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    PrefixLenException
  - getHostSection
```
public IPv6AddressSection getHostSection()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the host section of the series. The returned section will have only as many segments as needed as determined by the existing CIDR network prefix length. If this series has no CIDR prefix length, the returned host section will be the full section associated with a prefix length of 0.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getHostSection in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns:
  - toPrefixBlock
```
public IPv6Address toPrefixBlock()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Returns the subnet associated with the prefix length of this address. If this address has no prefix length, this address is returned.
    For example, if the address is 1.2.3.4/16 it returns the subnet 1.2.*.* /16
    
    Specified by:
    
    toPrefixBlock in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    toPrefixBlock in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    toPrefixBlock in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    the block of address series for the prefix length
  - toPrefixBlock
```
public IPv6Address toPrefixBlock(int networkPrefixLength)
                          throws PrefixLenException
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the segment series of the same length that spans all hosts. The network prefix length will be the one provided, and the network values will match the same of this series.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toPrefixBlock in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    toPrefixBlock in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    PrefixLenException
  - assignPrefixForSingleBlock
```
public IPv6Address assignPrefixForSingleBlock()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Returns the equivalent CIDR address with a prefix length for which the address subnet block matches the range of values in this address.
    If no such prefix length exists, returns null.
    Examples:
    1.2.3.4 returns 1.2.3.4/32
    1.2.*.* returns 1.2.0.0/16
    1.2.*.0/24 returns 1.2.0.0/16
    1.2.*.4 returns null
    1.2.252-255.* returns 1.2.252.0/22
    1.2.3.4/x returns the same address
    
    Specified by:
    
    assignPrefixForSingleBlock in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    assignPrefixForSingleBlock in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    See Also:
    
    IPAddressSegmentSeries.toPrefixBlock(), IPAddressSegmentSeries.assignMinPrefixForBlock()
  - assignMinPrefixForBlock
```
public IPv6Address assignMinPrefixForBlock()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Constructs an equivalent address with the smallest CIDR prefix possible (largest network), such that the range of values are a set of subnet blocks for that prefix.
    
    Specified by:
    
    assignMinPrefixForBlock in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    assignMinPrefixForBlock in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    See Also:
    
    IPAddressSegmentSeries.toPrefixBlock(), IPAddressSegmentSeries.assignPrefixForSingleBlock()
  - coverWithPrefixBlock
```
public IPv6Address coverWithPrefixBlock()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Returns the minimal-size prefix block that covers all the values in this series. The resulting block will have a larger series count than this, unless this series is already a prefix block.
    
    Specified by:
    
    coverWithPrefixBlock in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    coverWithPrefixBlock in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
  - coverWithPrefixBlock
```
public IPv6Address coverWithPrefixBlock(IPAddress other)
                                 throws AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Returns the minimal-size prefix block that covers all the addresses spanning from this subnet to the given subnet.
    If the other address is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6()
    When you have multiple subnets, cover with:
    IPAddress block = subnet0.applyToBounds(IPAddress::coverWithPrefixBlock, subnet1, subnet2, ...);
    See IPAddress.applyToBounds(java.util.function.BiFunction, IPAddress...)
    
    Specified by:
    
    coverWithPrefixBlock in class IPAddress
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressConversionException
  - spanWithPrefixBlocks
```
public IPv6Address[] spanWithPrefixBlocks()
```
    Produces an array of prefix blocks that cover the same set of addresses as this.
    Unlike spanWithPrefixBlocks(IPAddress) this method only includes addresses that are a part of this subnet.
    
    Specified by:
    
    spanWithPrefixBlocks in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    spanWithPrefixBlocks in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
  - spanWithPrefixBlocks
```
public IPv6Address[] spanWithPrefixBlocks(IPAddress other)
                                   throws AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Produces the list of prefix block subnets that span from this subnet to the given subnet.
    If the other address is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6()
    The resulting array is sorted from lowest address value to highest, regardless of the size of each prefix block.
    From the list of returned subnets you can recover the original range (this to other) by converting each to IPAddressRange with IPAddress.toSequentialRange() and them joining them into a single range with IPAddressSeqRange.join(IPAddressSeqRange...)
    When you have multiple subnets, span with:
    IPAddress blocks[] = subnet0.applyToBounds(IPAddress::spanWithPrefixBlocks, subnet1, subnet2, ...);
    See IPAddress.applyToBounds(java.util.function.BiFunction, IPAddress...)
    
    Specified by:
    
    spanWithPrefixBlocks in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressConversionException
  - spanWithSequentialBlocks
```
public IPv6Address[] spanWithSequentialBlocks()
                                       throws AddressConversionException
```
    Produces an array of blocks that are sequential that cover the same set of addresses as this.
    This array can be shorter than that produced by spanWithPrefixBlocks() and is never longer.
    Unlike spanWithSequentialBlocks(IPAddress) this method only includes addresses that are a part of this subnet.
    
    Specified by:
    
    spanWithSequentialBlocks in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    spanWithSequentialBlocks in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressConversionException
  - spanWithSequentialBlocks
```
public IPv6Address[] spanWithSequentialBlocks(IPAddress other)
                                       throws AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Produces a list of sequential block subnets that span all values from this subnet to the given subnet. The span will cover the sequence of all addresses from the lowest address in both subnets to the highest address in both subnets.
    Individual block subnets come in the form 1-3.1-4.5.6-8, however that particular subnet is not sequential since address 1.1.5.8 is in the subnet, the next sequential address 1.1.5.9 is not in the subnet, and a higher address 1.2.5.6 is in the subnet. Blocks are sequential when the first segment with a range of values is followed by segments that span all values.
    If the other address is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6()
    The resulting array is sorted from lowest address value to highest, regardless of the size of each prefix block.
    From the list of returned subnets you can recover the original range (this and other) by converting each to IPAddressRange with IPAddress.toSequentialRange() and them joining them into a single range with IPAddressSeqRange.join(IPAddressSeqRange...)
    When you have multiple subnets, span with:
    IPAddress blocks[] = subnet0.applyToBounds(IPAddress::spanWithSequentialBlocks, subnet1, subnet2, ...);
    See IPAddress.applyToBounds(java.util.function.BiFunction, IPAddress...)
    
    Specified by:
    
    spanWithSequentialBlocks in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressConversionException
  - spanWithRange
```
public IPv6AddressSeqRange spanWithRange(IPAddress other)
                                  throws AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Produces an IPAddressRange instance that spans this subnet to the given subnet.
    If the other address is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6()
    When you have multiple subnets, span with:
    IPAddressSeqRange range = subnet0.applyToBounds(IPAddress::spanWithRange, subnet1, subnet2, ...);
    See IPAddress.applyToBounds(java.util.function.BiFunction, IPAddress...)
    
    Specified by:
    
    spanWithRange in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressConversionException
  - mergeToPrefixBlocks
```
public IPv6Address[] mergeToPrefixBlocks(IPAddress... addresses)
                                  throws AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Merges this with the list of addresses to produce the smallest list of prefix blocks.
    For the smallest list of subnets use IPAddress.mergeToSequentialBlocks(IPAddress...).
    If any other address in the list is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6(), which can result in AddressConversionException
    The resulting array is sorted from lowest address value to highest, regardless of the size of each prefix block.
    In version 5.3.1 and earlier, the result was sorted from single address to smallest blocks to largest blocks. For that ordering, sort with IPAddressSegmentSeries.getPrefixLenComparator():
    Arrays.sort(result, IPAddressSegmentSeries.getPrefixLenComparator());
    The merging process works with sequential blocks. CIDR prefix subnets have just a single sequential block, as does individual addresses. So this method works efficiently for most conventionally-used subnets.
    For example, the subnet ::*:*:*:1-ffff has 281474976710656 sequential blocks. Just like you should avoid iterating through such a large number of blocks, you should avoid using this method to merge such a subnet, rather than a subnet like ::1-ffff:*:*:*:* which has 1 sequential block, or the subnet ::1-ffff:1-ffff:*:*:*:* which has 65535 sequential blocks. You can use IPAddress.getSequentialBlockCount() to get the sequential block count.
    There are alternatives ways to merge into prefix blocks available in this library. Typically this method is most efficient when merging CIDR prefix blocks and/or individual addresses, which is likely to be the case for most users most of the time. It converts to CIDR prefix blocks prior to merging, if not CIDR prefix blocks or individual addresses already.
    When merging a large number of blocks that are not prefix blocks nor individual addresses, it may be more efficient to merge first and then convert to CIDR prefix blocks afterwards. You can use IPAddress.mergeToSequentialBlocks(IPAddress...) to merge, and then span each merged element in the result with IPAddressSegmentSeries.spanWithPrefixBlocks(), giving the same result as this method.
    Sequential ranges provide another option. You can convert to sequential blocks first with IPAddress.sequentialBlockIterator(), then convert each sequential block to IPAddressSeqRange with IPAddress.toSequentialRange(), then join those sequential ranges with IPAddressSeqRange.join(IPAddressSeqRange...), then convert them to CIDR prefix blocks with IPAddressSeqRange.spanWithPrefixBlocks(), giving the same result as this method.
    
    Specified by:
    
    mergeToPrefixBlocks in class IPAddress
    
    Parameters:
    
    addresses - the addresses to merge with this
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressConversionException
  - mergeToSequentialBlocks
```
public IPv6Address[] mergeToSequentialBlocks(IPAddress... addresses)
                                      throws AddressConversionException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Merges this with the list of subnets to produce the smallest list of block subnets that are sequential.
    Block subnets come in the form 1-3.1-4.5.6-8, however that subnet is not sequential since address 1.1.5.8 is in the subnet, the next sequential address 1.1.5.9 is not in the subnet, and a higher address 1.2.5.6 is in the subnet. Blocks are sequential when the first segment with a range of values is followed by segments that span all values.
    This list will eliminate overlaps to produce the smallest list of sequential block subnets, which is the same size or smaller than the list of prefix blocks produced by IPAddress.mergeToPrefixBlocks(IPAddress...)
    If the incoming blocks are not sequential, the result could be a longer list, since the list is divided into sequential blocks before merging.
    If any other address in the list is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6(), which can result in AddressConversionException
    The resulting array is sorted by lower address, regardless of the size of each prefix block.
    In version 5.3.1 and earlier, the result was sorted from single address to smallest blocks to largest blocks. For that ordering, sort with IPAddressSegmentSeries.getPrefixLenComparator():
    Arrays.sort(result, IPAddressSegmentSeries.getPrefixLenComparator());
    See the javadoc for IPAddress.mergeToPrefixBlocks(IPAddress...) for some alternatives for merging subnets.
    
    Specified by:
    
    mergeToSequentialBlocks in class IPAddress
    
    Parameters:
    
    addresses - the addresses to merge with this
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    AddressConversionException
  - hasZone
```
public boolean hasZone()
```
    Returns whether getZone() returns a non-null value
    
    Returns:
  - getZone
```
public java.lang.String getZone()
```
    The zone or scope id string, which as a string is typically appended to an address with a '%', eg fe80::71a3:2b00:ddd3:753f%16 If there is no zone or scope id, returns null.
    See getIPv6Zone()
    
    Returns:
  - setZone
```
public IPv6Address setZone(IPv6Address.IPv6Zone newZone)
```
    Returns a new address with the same address values but with the supplied zone. If the supplied zone is null, equivalent to calling removeZone()
    
    Parameters:
    
    newZone -
    
    Returns:
  - getIPv6Zone
```
public IPv6Address.IPv6Zone getIPv6Zone()
```
    Returns the zone or scope id, consisting of a network interface name or a positive integer scope identifier. If there is no zone or scope id, returns null
    An IPv6 zone distinguishes two IPv6 addresses that are the same. They are used with link-local addresses fe80::/10 and distinguishes two interfaces to the link-local network, this is known as the zone id. They are used with site-local addresses to distinguish sites, using the site id, also known as the scope id. A zone that consists of a scope id is called a scoped zone. See getZone()
    
    Returns:
  - removeZone
```
public IPv6Address removeZone()
```
    Returns the equivalent address but with no zone.
    
    Returns:
  - toInetAddress
```
public java.net.Inet6Address toInetAddress()
```
    Converts the lowest value of this address and the associated zone to an Inet6Address.
    Address with a zone should check for null.
    This will return null if this IPv6 Address has a zone (available from getIPv6Zone()), that zone references a network interface (IPv6Address.IPv6Zone.referencesInterface is true) and that network interface (from IPv6Address.IPv6Zone.getAssociatedIntf()) is an IPv4-only interface, or that interface is not entirely link-local and this address is link-local, or that interface is not entirely site-local and this address is site-local.
    This will return null if this IPv6 Address has a zone (available from getIPv6Zone()) and:
    
    the zone is a scoped id and the address is a global IPv6 address.
    
    the zone specifies an interface that does not exist on this host.
    
    the zone specifies an interface that is IPv4 only.
    
    the zone specifies an interface that is not entirely link-local and this address is link-local.
    
    the zone specifies an interface that is not entirely site-local and this address is site-local.
    
    In those cases, the corresponding Java SDK methods such as Inet6Address.getByAddress(String, byte[], NetworkInterface) will throw UnknownHostException when constructed with the same network interface.
    If this address is IPv4-mapped, then any associated zone will be discarded, because it is not possible to create an IPv4-mapped Inet6Address with a zone.
    Overrides:
    
    toInetAddress in class IPAddress
  - toUpperInetAddress
```
public java.net.Inet6Address toUpperInetAddress()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Converts the highest value of this address to an InetAddress. If this consists of just a single address and not a subnet, this is equivalent to IPAddress.toInetAddress()
    
    Overrides:
    
    toUpperInetAddress in class IPAddress
  - toSequentialRange
```
@Deprecated
public IPv6AddressSeqRange toSequentialRange(IPAddress other)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Creates a sequential range instance from this and the given address, spanning from the lowest to the highest addresses in the two subnets
    If the other address is a different version than this, then the default conversion is applied to the other address first using IPAddress.toIPv4() or IPAddress.toIPv6()
    When you have multiple subnets, create a range from lowest to highest with:
    IPAddressSeqRange range = subnet0.applyToBounds(IPAddress::toSequentialRange, subnet1, subnet2, ...);
    See IPAddress.applyToBounds(java.util.function.BiFunction, IPAddress...)
    
    Specified by:
    
    toSequentialRange in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - toSequentialRange
```
public IPv6AddressSeqRange toSequentialRange()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Creates a sequential range instance from the lowest and highest addresses in this subnet
    The two will represent the same set of individual addresses if and only if Address.isSequential() is true. To get a series of ranges that represent the same set of individual addresses use the IPAddress.sequentialBlockIterator() (or IPAddress.prefixIterator()), and apply this method to each iterated subnet.
    If this represents just a single address then the returned instance covers just that single address as well.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toSequentialRange in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    toSequentialRange in class IPAddress
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Address
  - isSameAddress
```
public boolean isSameAddress(Address other)
```
    Overrides:
    
    isSameAddress in class Address
  - overlaps
```
public boolean overlaps(Address other)
```
    Description copied from class: Address
    
    Returns whether this is same type and version of the given address and whether it overlaps with the individual addresses in the given address or subnet, containing at least one individual address common to both.
    
    Overrides:
    
    overlaps in class Address
    
    Parameters:
    
    other -
    
    Returns:
    
    whether this subnet overlaps the given address
  - contains
```
public boolean contains(Address other)
```
    Description copied from class: Address
    
    Returns whether this is same type and version of the given address and whether it contains all individual addresses in the given address or subnet
    
    Overrides:
    
    contains in class Address
    
    Parameters:
    
    other -
    
    Returns:
    
    whether this subnet contains the given address
  - enumerate
```
public java.math.BigInteger enumerate(Address other)
```
    Description copied from class: Address
    Indicates where an address sits relative to the subnet ordering.
    Determines how many address elements of a subnet precede the given address element, if the address is in the subnet. If above the subnet range, it is the distance to the upper boundary added to the subnet address count less one, and if below the subnet range, the distance to the lower boundary.
    In other words, if the given address is not in the subnet but above it, returns the number of addresses preceding the address from the upper subnet boundary, added to one less than the total number of subnet addresses. If the given address is not in the subnet but below it, returns the number of addresses following the address to the lower subnet boundary.
    enumerate returns null when the argument is a multi-valued subnet. The argument must be an individual address.
    When this address is also single-valued, the returned value is the distance (difference) between this address and the argument address.
    enumerate is the inverse of the increment method:
    subnet.enumerate(subnet.increment(inc)) = inc
    
    subnet.increment(subnet.enumerate(newAddr)) = newAddr
    
    If the given address does not have the same version or type as this subnet or address, then null is returned.
    Specified by:
    
    enumerate in class Address
  - enumerate
```
public java.math.BigInteger enumerate(IPAddress other)
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Indicates where an address sits relative to the subnet ordering.
    For more details, see the equivalent method Address.enumerate(Address). This method satisfies the implementation of IPAddressRange.
    
    Specified by:
    
    enumerate in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Specified by:
    
    enumerate in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - toMixedString
```
public java.lang.String toMixedString()
```
    Produces a string in which the lower 4 bytes are expressed as an IPv4 address and the remaining upper bytes are expressed in IPv6 format. This the mixed IPv6/IPv4 format described in RFC 1884 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1884
    
    Returns:
  - toCanonicalString
```
public java.lang.String toCanonicalString()
```
    This produces a canonical string. RFC 5952 describes canonical representations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6_address#Recommended_representation_as_text http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5952 If this has a prefix length, that will be included in the string.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toCanonicalString in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Specified by:
    
    toCanonicalString in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Overrides:
    
    toCanonicalString in class Address
    
    Returns:
  - toFullString
```
public java.lang.String toFullString()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    This produces a string with no compressed segments and all segments of full length, which is 4 characters for IPv6 segments and 3 characters for IPv4 segments. Each address has a unique full string, not counting CIDR the prefix, which can give two equal addresses different strings.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toFullString in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    toFullString in class IPAddress
  - toNormalizedString
```
public static java.lang.String toNormalizedString(IPv6AddressNetwork network,
                                                  Address.SegmentValueProvider lowerValueProvider,
                                                  Address.SegmentValueProvider upperValueProvider,
                                                  java.lang.Integer prefixLength,
                                                  java.lang.CharSequence zone)
```
    Creates the normalized string for an address without having to create the address objects first.
    
    Parameters:
    
    lowerValueProvider -
    
    upperValueProvider -
    
    prefixLength -
    
    zone -
    
    network - use Address.defaultIpv6Network() if there is no custom network in use
    
    Returns:
  - toNormalizedString
```
public java.lang.String toNormalizedString()
```
    The normalized string returned by this method is consistent with java.net.Inet6address. IPs are not compressed nor mixed in this representation. If this has a prefix length, that will be included in the string.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toNormalizedString in interface AddressComponent
    
    Specified by:
    
    toNormalizedString in interface IPAddressRange
    
    Overrides:
    
    toNormalizedString in class Address
    
    Returns:
  - toCompressedString
```
public java.lang.String toCompressedString()
```
    This compresses the maximum number of zeros and/or host segments with the IPv6 compression notation '::'
    
    Specified by:
    
    toCompressedString in interface AddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    toCompressedString in class Address
    
    Returns:
  - toSubnetString
```
public java.lang.String toSubnetString()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Produces a consistent subnet string that looks like 1.2.*.* or 1:2::/16 In the case of IPv4, this means that wildcards are used instead of a network prefix when a network prefix has been supplied. In the case of IPv6, when a network prefix has been supplied, the prefix will be shown and the host section will be compressed with ::.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toSubnetString in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    toSubnetString in class IPAddress
  - toNormalizedWildcardString
```
public java.lang.String toNormalizedWildcardString()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    This produces a string similar to the normalized string but avoids the CIDR prefix. CIDR addresses will be shown with wildcards and ranges instead of using the CIDR prefix notation.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toNormalizedWildcardString in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    toNormalizedWildcardString in class IPAddress
  - toBase85String
```
public java.lang.String toBase85String()
                                throws IncompatibleAddressException
```
    The base 85 string is described by RFC 1924
    
    Returns:
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException
  - toCanonicalWildcardString
```
public java.lang.String toCanonicalWildcardString()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    This produces a string similar to the canonical string but avoids the CIDR prefix. Addresses with a network prefix length will be shown with wildcards and ranges instead of using the CIDR prefix length notation. IPv6 addresses will be compressed according to the canonical representation.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toCanonicalWildcardString in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    toCanonicalWildcardString in class IPAddress
  - toCompressedWildcardString
```
public java.lang.String toCompressedWildcardString()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    This is similar to toNormalizedWildcardString, avoiding the CIDR prefix, but with compression as well.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toCompressedWildcardString in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    toCompressedWildcardString in class IPAddress
  - toSQLWildcardString
```
public java.lang.String toSQLWildcardString()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    This is the same as the string from toNormalizedWildcardString except that it uses Address.SEGMENT_SQL_WILDCARD instead of Address.SEGMENT_WILDCARD and also uses Address.SEGMENT_SQL_SINGLE_WILDCARD
    
    Specified by:
    
    toSQLWildcardString in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    toSQLWildcardString in class IPAddress
  - toHexString
```
public java.lang.String toHexString(boolean with0xPrefix)
                             throws IncompatibleAddressException
```
    Description copied from class: Address
    
    Writes this address as a single hexadecimal value with always the exact same number of characters, with or without a preceding 0x prefix. If this section represents a range of values outside of the network prefix length, then this is printed as a range of two hex values.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toHexString in interface AddressComponent
    
    Overrides:
    
    toHexString in class Address
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException
  - toBinaryString
```
public java.lang.String toBinaryString()
                                throws IncompatibleAddressException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Writes this address as a single binary value with always the exact same number of characters
    If this section represents a range of values not corresponding to a prefix, then this is printed as a range of two hex values.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toBinaryString in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    toBinaryString in class IPAddress
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException
  - toSegmentedBinaryString
```
public java.lang.String toSegmentedBinaryString()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Writes this IP address segment series as a segments of binary values preceded by the "0b" prefix.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toSegmentedBinaryString in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
  - toOctalString
```
public java.lang.String toOctalString(boolean with0Prefix)
                               throws IncompatibleAddressException
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Writes this address as a single octal value with always the exact same number of characters, with or without a preceding 0 prefix.
    If this section represents a range of values not corresponding to a prefix, then this is printed as a range of two hex values.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toOctalString in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    toOctalString in class IPAddress
    
    Throws:
    
    IncompatibleAddressException
  - toPrefixLengthString
```
public java.lang.String toPrefixLengthString()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Returns a string with a CIDR network prefix length if this address has a network prefix length. For IPv6, the host section will be compressed with ::, for IPv4 the host section will be zeros.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toPrefixLengthString in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    toPrefixLengthString in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - toConvertedString
```
public java.lang.String toConvertedString()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Returns a mixed string if it represents a convertible IPv4 address, returns the normalized string otherwise.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toConvertedString in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - toNormalizedString
```
public java.lang.String toNormalizedString(IPAddressSection.IPStringOptions params)
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Constructs a string representing this address according to the given parameters
    
    Specified by:
    
    toNormalizedString in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    toNormalizedString in class IPAddress
    
    Parameters:
    
    params - the parameters for the address string
    
    Returns:
  - toNormalizedString
```
public java.lang.String toNormalizedString(IPv6AddressSection.IPv6StringOptions params)
```
  - toNormalizedString
```
public java.lang.String toNormalizedString(boolean keepMixed,
                                           IPv6AddressSection.IPv6StringOptions params)
```
    Constructs a string representing this address according to the given parameters
    
    Parameters:
    
    keepMixed - if this address was constructed from a string with mixed representation (a:b:c:d:e:f:1.2.3.4), whether to keep it that way (ignored if makeMixed is true in the params argument)
    
    params - the parameters for the address string
  - toUNCHostName
```
public java.lang.String toUNCHostName()
```
    Description copied from class: IPAddress
    
    Generates the Microsoft UNC path component for this address
    
    Specified by:
    
    toUNCHostName in class IPAddress
    
    Returns:
  - toStandardStringCollection
```
public IPAddressPartStringCollection toStandardStringCollection()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toStandardStringCollection in class IPAddress
  - toAllStringCollection
```
public IPAddressPartStringCollection toAllStringCollection()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toAllStringCollection in class IPAddress
  - toStringCollection
```
public IPAddressPartStringCollection toStringCollection(IPAddressSection.IPStringBuilderOptions opts)
```
    Specified by:
    
    toStringCollection in interface IPAddressSegmentSeries
    
    Overrides:
    
    toStringCollection in class IPAddress
  - toStringCollection
```
public IPAddressPartStringCollection toStringCollection(IPv6AddressSection.IPv6StringBuilderOptions opts)
```

Class IPv6Address

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class inet.ipaddr.IPAddress

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class inet.ipaddr.Address

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class inet.ipaddr.IPAddress

Fields inherited from class inet.ipaddr.Address

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class inet.ipaddr.IPAddress

Methods inherited from class inet.ipaddr.Address

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface inet.ipaddr.format.AddressDivisionSeries

Methods inherited from interface inet.ipaddr.format.AddressItem

Methods inherited from interface inet.ipaddr.AddressSegmentSeries

Methods inherited from interface inet.ipaddr.format.string.AddressStringDivisionSeries

Methods inherited from interface inet.ipaddr.format.IPAddressRange

Methods inherited from interface inet.ipaddr.format.string.IPAddressStringDivisionSeries

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

Field Detail

SEGMENT_SEPARATOR

ZONE_SEPARATOR

ALTERNATIVE_ZONE_SEPARATOR

UNC_SEGMENT_SEPARATOR

UNC_ZONE_SEPARATOR

UNC_RANGE_SEPARATOR

UNC_RANGE_SEPARATOR_STR

UNC_SUFFIX

REVERSE_DNS_SUFFIX

REVERSE_DNS_SUFFIX_DEPRECATED

BITS_PER_SEGMENT

BYTES_PER_SEGMENT

SEGMENT_COUNT

MIXED_REPLACED_SEGMENT_COUNT

MIXED_ORIGINAL_SEGMENT_COUNT

BYTE_COUNT

BIT_COUNT

DEFAULT_TEXTUAL_RADIX

BASE_85_RADIX

MAX_VALUE_PER_SEGMENT

Constructor Detail

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

IPv6Address

Method Detail

getNetwork

getMACNetwork

getIPv4Network