C++ how to convert ip address to bytes?

Question

How would I convert an ip address into bytes in C++? Basically how do I parse the IP address? For example, if I have a string equal to 121.122.123.124. I need

Answer 1

Try this:

char ipstr[] = "121.122.123.124";
char *marker, *ret;
unsigned char b1, b2, b3, b4;
ret = strtok_r(ipstr, ".", &marker);
b1 = (unsigned char)strtod(ret, NULL);
ret = strtok_r(NULL, ".", &marker);
b2 = (unsigned char)strtod(ret, NULL);
ret = strtok_r(NULL, ".", &marker);
b3 = (unsigned char)strtod(ret, NULL);
ret = strtok_r(NULL, ".", &marker);
b4 = (unsigned char)strtod(ret, NULL);

Answer 2

If the pattern is constant, number dot number dot etc, then use istringstream:

#include <sstream>
using namespace std;

int byte1, byte2, byte3, byte4;
char dot;
char *ipaddress = "121.122.123.124";
istringstream s(ipaddress);  // input stream that now contains the ip address string

s >> byte1 >> dot >> byte2 >> dot >> byte3 >> dot >> byte4 >> dot;

Answer 3

Using sscanf() function:

#include <cstdio>

char arr[] = "192.168.1.102"; 
unsigned short a, b, c, d;
sscanf(arr, "%hu.%hu.%hu.%hu", &a, &b, &c, &d);

Answer 4

Use inet_aton.

#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>

int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  std::string s;
  in_addr addr;

  while(std::cin >> s && inet_aton(s.c_str(), &addr)) {
    std::cout << inet_ntoa(addr) << "\n";
  }
}