rest_is_ip_address( string $ip )
Determines if an IP address is valid.
Description
Handles both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
Parameters
- $ip
-  (string) (Required) IP address. 
Return
(string|false) The valid IP address, otherwise false.
Source
File: wp-includes/rest-api.php
function rest_is_ip_address( $ip ) {
	$ipv4_pattern = '/^(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)$/';
	if ( ! preg_match( $ipv4_pattern, $ip ) && ! Requests_IPv6::check_ipv6( $ip ) ) {
		return false;
	}
	return $ip;
}  Changelog
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 4.7.0 | Introduced. | 
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