IpAddressMatcher (spring-security-docs-manual 5.5.3 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.IpAddressMatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:

RequestMatcher
```
public final class IpAddressMatcher
extends java.lang.Object
implements RequestMatcher
```
Matches a request based on IP Address or subnet mask matching against the remote address.
Both IPv6 and IPv4 addresses are supported, but a matcher which is configured with an IPv4 address will never match a request which returns an IPv6 address, and vice-versa.

Since:

3.0.2

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.RequestMatcher
  RequestMatcher.MatchResult

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

IpAddressMatcher(java.lang.String ipAddress)
Takes a specific IP address or a range specified using the IP/Netmask (e.g.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`matches(java.lang.String address)`
`boolean`	`matches(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)`	Decides whether the rule implemented by the strategy matches the supplied request.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.RequestMatcher
matcher

- Constructor Detail
  - IpAddressMatcher
```
public IpAddressMatcher(java.lang.String ipAddress)
```
    Takes a specific IP address or a range specified using the IP/Netmask (e.g. 192.168.1.0/24 or 202.24.0.0/14).
    
    Parameters:
    
    ipAddress - the address or range of addresses from which the request must come.
- Method Detail
  - matches
```
public boolean matches(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
```
    Description copied from interface: RequestMatcher
    
    Decides whether the rule implemented by the strategy matches the supplied request.
    
    Specified by:
    
    matches in interface RequestMatcher
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - the request to check for a match
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the request matches, false otherwise
  - matches
```
public boolean matches(java.lang.String address)
```