/**
* Converts a byte array and a given offset from the beginning of the array into an IPv6 address.
*
* <p>The IP address is stored in network byte order (i.e., the most significant byte first).
*
* @param value the value to use
* @param offset the offset in bytes from the beginning of the byte array
* @return an IPv6 address
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the arguments are invalid
*/
public static Ip6Address valueOf(byte[] value, int offset) {
IpAddress.checkArguments(VERSION, value, offset);
byte[] bc = Arrays.copyOfRange(value, offset, value.length);
return Ip6Address.valueOf(bc);
}
/**
* Creates an IPv6 address by masking it with a network mask of given mask length.
*
* @param address the address to mask
* @param prefixLength the length of the mask prefix. Must be in the interval [0, 128]
* @return a new IPv6 address that is masked with a mask prefix of the specified length
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the prefix length is invalid
*/
public static Ip6Address makeMaskedAddress(final Ip6Address address, int prefixLength) {
byte[] net = makeMaskedAddressArray(address, prefixLength);
return Ip6Address.valueOf(net);
}