functions/Sort-IpAddress.ps1
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function Sort-IpAddress { <# .Synopsis This function takes an array of IP addresses and sorts them in ascending order based on their octets. .DESCRIPTION The Sort-IpAddress function sorts an array of IP addresses in ascending order based on their octets. The IP address list must be provided as an array of strings. .PARAMETER IpAddressList Specifies the array of IP addresses to be sorted. .EXAMPLE Sort-IpAddress -IpAddressList "192.168.0.1","192.168.0.10","192.168.0.2" This example sorts an array of three IP addresses in ascending order and returns the sorted list. .OUTPUTS This function outputs a sorted list of IP addresses in ascending order. #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)] [string[]]$IpAddressList ) process { $sortedIpAddresses = $IpAddressList | ForEach-Object { [System.Net.IPAddress]::Parse($_) | Select-Object @{ Name = 'Octet1'; Expression = { $_.GetAddressBytes()[0] } }, @{ Name = 'Octet2'; Expression = { $_.GetAddressBytes()[1] } }, @{ Name = 'Octet3'; Expression = { $_.GetAddressBytes()[2] } }, @{ Name = 'Octet4'; Expression = { $_.GetAddressBytes()[3] } }, @{ Name = 'IPAddress'; Expression = { $_ } } } | Sort-Object Octet1, Octet2, Octet3, Octet4 | Select-Object IPAddress } end { return ($sortedIpAddresses | ForEach-Object {$_.IPAddress.IPAddressToString}) } } |