validate() function

Asserts that a string is a valid address of either family.

Signature:

export declare function validate(ip: string): void;

Parameters

Returns:

void

Nothing. It either passes or throws.

Exceptions

TypeError 'Given network address "<ip>" is invalid!'

Remarks

The throwing counterpart of isValid(), used internally before conversion. Prefer isValid() when a bad address is an expected input rather than a programming error.

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