ip_host function

Applies to: Databricks Runtime 18.2 and above

Returns the canonical representation of an IPv4 or IPv6 address.

Syntax

ip_host ( ip )

Arguments

• ip: A STRING or BINARY value representing a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address.

Returns

The same type as the input (STRING or BINARY), representing the canonical form of the address.

The function returns NULL if the input is NULL.

Error conditions

• If the input is not a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address, the function returns INVALID_IP_ADDRESS.

Examples

> SELECT ip_host('192.168.1.5');
  192.168.1.5

> SELECT ip_host('2001:0db8:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001');
  2001:db8::1

> SELECT ip_host('2001:DB8::1');
  2001:db8::1

> SELECT ip_host('::ffff:192.0.2.128');
  ::ffff:192.0.2.128

> SELECT hex(ip_host(X'C0A80101'));
  C0A80101

> SELECT ip_host(NULL);
  NULL

> SELECT ip_host('invalid.ip');
  Error: INVALID_IP_ADDRESS

Related functions

• try_ip_host function
• ip_cidr function