IPAddress.Loopback Field

Definition

Namespace:

System.Net

Assembly:

System.Net.Primitives.dll

Source:

IPAddress.cs

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

IPAddress

Examples

The following example prints the Loopback address to the console.

void PrintLoopbackAddress()
{
   // Gets the IP loopback address and converts it to a string.
   String^ IpAddressString = IPAddress::Loopback->ToString();
   Console::WriteLine( "Loopback IP address : {0}", IpAddressString );
}

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.