Return true if the address is a loopback address

Synopsis

Declared in header </boost/url/ipv6_address.hpp#L275[boost/url/ipv6_address.hpp,window=blank_]>

bool
is_loopback() const noexcept;

Description

The unicast address 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 is called the loopback address. It may be used by a node to send an IPv6 packet to itself.

Specification

Return Value

  • bool