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IPAddress.Loopback Field
Microsoft Silverlight will reach end of support after October 2021. Learn more.
Provides the IPv4 loopback address. This field is read-only.
Namespace: System.Net
Assembly: System.Net (in System.Net.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared ReadOnly Loopback As IPAddress
public static readonly IPAddress Loopback
Remarks
The Loopback field is equivalent to 127.0.0.1 in dotted-decimal notation.
Examples
The following example prints the IPv4 Loopback address.
' Gets the IP loopback address and converts it to a string.
Dim IpAddressString As [String] = IPAddress.Loopback.ToString()
outputBlock.Text &= "Loopback IP address: "
outputBlock.Text &= IpAddressString
outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf
// Gets the IP loopback address and converts it to a string.
string LoopbackIpAddressString = IPAddress.Loopback.ToString();
outputBlock.Text += "Loopback IP address: ";
outputBlock.Text += LoopbackIpAddressString;
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.