Network Functions
PostgreSQL includes many functions that are network oriented. Primarily, these are useful for performing calculations and transformations of IP-related data. The following sections discuss the included network functions in PostgreSQL.
ABBREV
Description
The ABBREV function returns an abbreviated text format for a supplied inet or cidr value.
Input
ABBREV(inet | cidr)
Example
ABBREV('192.168.0.0/24') → "192.168/24" BROADCAST
Description
The BROADCAST function returns the broadcast address of the supplied inet or cidr value.
Input
BROADCAST(inet | cidr)
Example
BROADCAST('192.168.0.1/24') → '192.168.0.255/24' HOST
Description
The HOST function extracts the host address for the supplied inet or cidr value.
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