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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Specialization of a string: IP address
+ *
+ * @package     iTopORM
+ */
+class AttributeIPAddress extends AttributeString
+{
+    /**
+     * Useless constructor, but if not present PHP 7.4.0/7.4.1 is crashing :( (N°2329)
+     *
+     * @see https://www.php.net/manual/fr/language.oop5.decon.php states that child constructor can be ommited
+     * @see https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79010 bug solved in PHP 7.4.9
+     *
+     * @param string $sCode
+     * @param array $aParams
+     *
+     * @throws \Exception
+     * @noinspection SenselessProxyMethodInspection
+     */
+    public function __construct($sCode, $aParams)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($sCode, $aParams);
+    }
+
+    public function GetValidationPattern()
+    {
+        $sNum = '(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])';
+
+        return "^($sNum\\.$sNum\\.$sNum\\.$sNum)$";
+    }
+
+    public function GetOrderBySQLExpressions($sClassAlias)
+    {
+        // Note: This is the responsibility of this function to place backticks around column aliases
+        return array('INET_ATON(`' . $sClassAlias . $this->GetCode() . '`)');
+    }
+}
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