Method Protocols.IPv6.normalize_addr_basic()

Method normalize_addr_basic

string|zero normalize_addr_basic(string addr)

Description

Normalizes a formatted IPv6 address to a string with eight hexadecimal numbers separated by ":". addr is given on the same form, or any of the shorthand varieties as specified in RFC 2373 section 2.2.

All hexadecimal letters in the returned address are lower-case, and there are no superfluous leading zeroes in the fields.

Zero is returned if addr is incorrectly formatted.

See also

normalize_addr_short