isLocalhost

Determines whether the specified IP address is the localhost.

isLocalhost(ipaddress) → returns boolean

Argument Reference

ipaddress string
Required

Valid IP address.

Compatibility

ColdFusion:

7

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Examples
Sample code invoking the isLocalhost function

isLocalHost("127.0.0.1")

Expected Result: true

Test the IPv6 Loopback address. IPv6 only has one loopback address.

isLocalHost("::1")

Expected Result: true

IPv4 network standards reserve the entire 127.0.0.0/8 address block for loopback networking purposes however they are not usually mapped to localhost by default.

isLocalHost("127.8.8.8")

Expected Result: false

Not a localhost ip.

isLocalHost("8.8.8.8")

Expected Result: false


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