converting from a string to an ip address

Question

how would i go from a string to an ip address:

Dim ipadd As Net.IPAddress

'i cant do this part
ipadd = console.readline
'the console.readline is by default a string


how would i do this?

Answer 1

Using the parse method.

Something like

Dim s as string = "1.2.3.4"

Dim hostIPAddress As System.Net.IPAddress = System.Net.IPAddress.Parse(s)

 

 

Answer 2

same error:

Error 1 Value of type 'System.Net.IPAddress' cannot be converted to 'String'.

Answer 3

i dont know why it says it cant go from an ipadd to a string....im not trying to do that

it is the other way

Answer 4

use spottys code with yours

 

Dim hostIPAddress As System.Net.IPAddress = System.Net.IPAddress.Parse(console.readline)

'IPaddres         Returns a String      = error
ipadd          =    console.readline

Answer 5

Hi dakota367, can you post your updated code?

Answer 6

Did you do any validation on the code to even verify that a string was present. 

The following works just fine taking a string such as 1.2.3.4 and using it to establish a variable of type IPAddress called hostIPAddress,

 

Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        Try
            Dim strIP As String = Console.ReadLine
            If strIP.Trim.Length > 0 Then
                Dim hostIPAddress As System.Net.IPAddress = System.Net.IPAddress.Parse(strIP)
            Else
                MsgBox("No String specified")
            End If

        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub

End Module