IPAddress.Broadcast Field

Definition

Namespace:

System.Net

Assembly:

System.Net.Primitives.dll

Source:

IPAddress.cs

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

public: static initonly System::Net::IPAddress ^ Broadcast;

public static readonly System.Net.IPAddress Broadcast;

 staticval mutable Broadcast : System.Net.IPAddress

Public Shared ReadOnly Broadcast As IPAddress 

Field Value

IPAddress

Examples

The following example prints the Broadcast address to the console.

void PrintBroadcastAddress()
{
   // Get the IP Broadcast address and convert it to string.
   String^ IpAddressString = IPAddress::Broadcast->ToString();
   Console::WriteLine( "\nBroadcast IP address : {0}", IpAddressString );
}

public void PrintBroadcastAddress()
{
  // Get the IP Broadcast address and convert it to string.
  string ipAddressString = IPAddress.Broadcast.ToString();
  Console.WriteLine("Broadcast IP address: {0}", ipAddressString);
}

Public Sub PrintBroadcastAddress()
    ' gets the IP Broadcast address and convert it to string.
    Dim IpAddressString As [String] = IPAddress.Broadcast.ToString()
    Console.WriteLine((ControlChars.Cr + "Broadcast IP address : " + IpAddressString))
End Sub

Remarks

The Broadcast field is equivalent to 255.255.255.255 in dotted-quad notation.