IPAddress.Broadcast Field
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Provides the IPv4 broadcast address. This field is read-only.
Namespace: System.Net
Assembly: System.Net (in System.Net.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared ReadOnly Broadcast As IPAddress
public static readonly IPAddress Broadcast
Remarks
The Broadcast field is equivalent to 255.255.255.255 in dotted-decimal notation for IPv4.
Examples
The following example prints the IPv4 Broadcast address.
' gets the IP Broadcast address and convert it to string.
Dim IpAddressString2 As [String] = IPAddress.Broadcast.ToString()
outputBlock.Text &= "Broadcast IP address: "
outputBlock.Text &= IpAddressString2
outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf
// Get the IP Broadcast address and convert it to string.
string BroadcastIpAddressString = IPAddress.Broadcast.ToString();
outputBlock.Text += "Broadcast IP address: ";
outputBlock.Text += BroadcastIpAddressString;
outputBlock.Text += "\n";
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.