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IPAddress.Loopback Field

Definition

Namespace:
System.Net
Assemblies:
System.dll, System.Net.Primitives.dll
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Net.Primitives.dll
Assembly:
System.Net.Primitives.dll
Assembly:
System.dll
Assembly:
netstandard.dll
Source:
IPAddress.cs
Source:
IPAddress.cs
Source:
IPAddress.cs
Source:
IPAddress.cs
Source:
IPAddress.cs

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Provides the IP loopback address. This field is read-only.

public: static initonly System::Net::IPAddress ^ Loopback;
public static readonly System.Net.IPAddress Loopback;
 staticval mutable Loopback : System.Net.IPAddress
Public Shared ReadOnly Loopback As IPAddress

Field Value

Examples

The following example prints the Loopback address to the console.

public void PrintLoopbackAddress()
{
 // Gets the IP loopback address and converts it to a string.
 String IpAddressString = IPAddress.Loopback.ToString();
 Console.WriteLine("Loopback IP address : " + IpAddressString);
}

Public Sub PrintLoopbackAddress()
 ' Gets the IP loopback address and converts it to a string.
 Dim IpAddressString As [String] = IPAddress.Loopback.ToString()
 Console.WriteLine(("Loopback IP address : " + IpAddressString))
End Sub

Remarks

The Loopback field is equivalent to 127.0.0.1 in dotted-quad notation.

Applies to

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