Re: match an IP address

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 05:59:25PM +0100, Joao Ferreira gmail wrote:
> I'm unable to build a LIKE or SIMILAR TO expression for matching and ip
> address
> 192.168.90.3
> 10.3.2.1
> any help please...

use this regular expression:

'^[0-9]{1,3}(.[0-9]{1,3}){3}$'

warning: do not use "like" or "similar to".
proper way to use it:

select * from table where field ~ '^[0-9]{1,3}(.[0-9]{1,3}){3}$';

this regexp is not 100% fault proof - it will happily return rows like:
'300.999.998.7'

but for most of the cases it should be enough. if you need it to match
only ips, and filter out things like '300.999.999.999' - let me know.

Best regards,

depesz

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