ipv4_is_match()
Applies to: ✅ Microsoft Fabric ✅ Azure Data Explorer ✅ Azure Monitor ✅ Microsoft Sentinel
Matches two IPv4 strings. The two IPv4 strings are parsed and compared while accounting for the combined IP-prefix mask calculated from argument prefixes, and the optional prefix
argument.
Syntax
ipv4_is_match(
ip1,
ip2[ ,
prefix])
Learn more about syntax conventions.
Parameters
Name | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
ip1, ip2 | string |
✔️ | An expression representing an IPv4 address. IPv4 strings can be masked using IP-prefix notation. |
prefix | int |
An integer from 0 to 32 representing the number of most-significant bits that are taken into account. |
IP-prefix notation
IP-prefix notation (also known as CIDR notation) is a concise way of representing an IP address and its associated network mask. The format is <base IP>/<prefix length>
, where the prefix length is the number of leading 1 bits in the netmask. The prefix length determines the range of IP addresses that belong to the network.
For IPv4, the prefix length is a number between 0 and 32. So the notation 192.168.2.0/24 represents the IP address 192.168.2.0 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0. This netmask has 24 leading 1 bits, or a prefix length of 24.
For IPv6, the prefix length is a number between 0 and 128. So the notation fe80::85d:e82c:9446:7994/120 represents the IP address fe80::85d:e82c:9446:7994 with a netmask of ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ff00. This netmask has 120 leading 1 bits, or a prefix length of 120.
Returns
true
: If the long representation of the first IPv4 string argument is equal to the second IPv4 string argument.false
: Otherwise.null
: If conversion for one of the two IPv4 strings wasn't successful.
Note
When matching against an IPv4 address that's not a range, we recommend using the equals operator (==
), for better performance.
Examples
Simple example
print ipv4_is_match('192.168.1.1/24', '192.168.1.255')
Output
print_0 |
---|
true |
IPv4 comparison equality - IP-prefix notation specified inside the IPv4 strings
datatable(ip1_string:string, ip2_string:string)
[
'192.168.1.0', '192.168.1.0', // Equal IPs
'192.168.1.1/24', '192.168.1.255', // 24 bit IP-prefix is used for comparison
'192.168.1.1', '192.168.1.255/24', // 24 bit IP-prefix is used for comparison
'192.168.1.1/30', '192.168.1.255/24', // 24 bit IP-prefix is used for comparison
]
| extend result = ipv4_is_match(ip1_string, ip2_string)
Output
ip1_string | ip2_string | result |
---|---|---|
192.168.1.0 | 192.168.1.0 | true |
192.168.1.1/24 | 192.168.1.255 | true |
192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.255/24 | true |
192.168.1.1/30 | 192.168.1.255/24 | true |
IPv4 comparison equality - IP-prefix notation specified inside the IPv4 strings and an additional argument of the ipv4_is_match()
function
datatable(ip1_string:string, ip2_string:string, prefix:long)
[
'192.168.1.1', '192.168.1.0', 31, // 31 bit IP-prefix is used for comparison
'192.168.1.1/24', '192.168.1.255', 31, // 24 bit IP-prefix is used for comparison
'192.168.1.1', '192.168.1.255', 24, // 24 bit IP-prefix is used for comparison
]
| extend result = ipv4_is_match(ip1_string, ip2_string, prefix)
Output
ip1_string | ip2_string | prefix | result |
---|---|---|---|
192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.0 | 31 | true |
192.168.1.1/24 | 192.168.1.255 | 31 | true |
192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.255 | 24 | true |
Related content
- Overview of IPv4/IPv6 functions
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