Regular expression for matching IP addresses (IPv4 & IPv6)
npm install ip-regex> Regular expression for matching IP addresses
``sh`
$ npm install ip-regex
This module targets Node.js 12 or later and the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. If you want support for older browsers, use version 2.1.0: npm install ip-regex@2.1.0
`js
import ipRegex from 'ip-regex';
// Contains an IP address?
ipRegex().test('unicorn 192.168.0.1');
//=> true
// Is an IP address?
ipRegex({exact: true}).test('unicorn 192.168.0.1');
//=> false
ipRegex.v6({exact: true}).test('1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8');
//=> true
'unicorn 192.168.0.1 cake 1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8 rainbow'.match(ipRegex());
//=> ['192.168.0.1', '1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8']
// Contains an IP address?
ipRegex({includeBoundaries: true}).test('192.168.0.2000000000');
//=> false
// Matches an IP address?
'192.168.0.2000000000'.match(ipRegex({includeBoundaries: true}));
//=> null
`
Returns a regex for matching both IPv4 and IPv6.
Returns a regex for matching IPv4.
Returns a regex for matching IPv6.
#### options
Type: object
##### exact
Type: boolean\false
Default: (Matches any IP address in a string)
Only match an exact string. Useful with RegExp#test() to check if a string is an IP address.
##### includeBoundaries
Type: boolean\false
Default:
Include boundaries in the regex. When true, 192.168.0.2000000000` will report as an invalid IPv4 address. If this option is not set, the mentioned IPv4 address would report as valid (ignoring the trailing zeros).
- is-ip - Check if a string is an IP address
- is-cidr - Check if a string is an IP address in CIDR notation
- cidr-regex - Regular expression for matching IP addresses in CIDR notation