IPV6_STRING_TO_NUM_OR_DEFAULT

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IPV6_STRING_TO_NUM_OR_DEFAULT

description

Syntax

VARCHAR IPV6_STRING_TO_NUM_OR_DEFAULT(VARCHAR ipv6_string)

The reverse function of IPv6NumToString, it takes an IP address String and returns an IPv6 address in binary format. If the input string contains a valid IPv4 address, returns its IPv6 equivalent.

notice

will return zero if the input string is not a valid IP address

example

1. mysql> select hex(ipv6_string_to_num_or_default('1111::ffff'));
2. +--------------------------------------------------+
3. | hex(ipv6_string_to_num_or_default('1111::ffff')) |
4. +--------------------------------------------------+
5. | 1111000000000000000000000000FFFF                 |
6. +--------------------------------------------------+
7. 1 row in set (0.01 sec)

9. mysql> select hex(ipv6_string_to_num_or_default('192.168.0.1'));
10. +---------------------------------------------------+
11. | hex(ipv6_string_to_num_or_default('192.168.0.1')) |
12. +---------------------------------------------------+
13. | 00000000000000000000FFFFC0A80001                  |
14. +---------------------------------------------------+
15. 1 row in set (0.02 sec)

17. mysql> select hex(ipv6_string_to_num_or_default('notaaddress'));
18. +---------------------------------------------------+
19. | hex(ipv6_string_to_num_or_default('notaaddress')) |
20. +---------------------------------------------------+
21. | 00000000000000000000000000000000                  |
22. +---------------------------------------------------+
23. 1 row in set (0.02 sec)

keywords

IPV6_STRING_TO_NUM_OR_DEFAULT, IP