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IPAddress Class
IPAddress Fields
 Loopback Field

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IPAddress..::.Loopback Field

Provides the IP loopback address. This field is read-only.

Namespace:  System.Net
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared ReadOnly Loopback As IPAddress
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim value As IPAddress

value = IPAddress.Loopback
C#
public static readonly IPAddress Loopback
Visual C++
public:
static initonly IPAddress^ Loopback
JScript
public static final var Loopback : IPAddress

The Loopback field is equivalent to 127.0.0.1 in dotted-quad notation.

The following example prints the Loopback address to the console.

Visual Basic
Public Sub PrintLoopbackAddress()
    ' Gets the IP loopback address and converts it to a string.
    Dim IpAddressString As [String] = IPAddress.Loopback.ToString()
    Console.WriteLine(("Loopback IP address : " + IpAddressString))
End Sub 'PrintLoopbackAddress

C#
public void PrintLoopbackAddress()
{
  // Gets the IP loopback address and converts it to a string.
  String IpAddressString = IPAddress.Loopback.ToString();
  Console.WriteLine("Loopback IP address : " + IpAddressString);
}

Visual C++
void PrintLoopbackAddress()
{
   // Gets the IP loopback address and converts it to a string.
   String^ IpAddressString = IPAddress::Loopback->ToString();
   Console::WriteLine( "Loopback IP address : {0}", IpAddressString );
}

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The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
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