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# Net_IPv4::parseAddress()

Net_IPv4::parseAddress() -- Parse a CIDR address (address/netmask combination).

## Synopsis

    require_once('Net/IPv4.php');

``bool parseAddress` (string $address)`

## Description

Parses a Classless Inter-Domain Routing address (e.g. 192.168.1.0/24) and stores information in the object variables network, ip, netmask, broadcast, long and bitmask.

## Example

Example 48-1. How to get netmask and broadcast from CIDR address
    <?php

    require('Net/IPv4.php');

    $cidr = '192.168.0.50/16';
    $net = Net_IPv4::parseAddress($cidr);
    echo $net->network;   // 192.168.0.0
    echo $net->ip;        // 192.168.0.50
    echo $net->broadcast; // 192.168.255.255
    echo $net->bitmask;   // 16
    echo $net->long;      // 3232235520 (long/double version of 192.168.0.50)
    echo $net->netmask;   // 255.255.0.0

    ?>

## Return value

`boolean` - Returns `TRUE` on success, PEAR_Error on failure.

## Note

This function can not be called statically.

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