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Subject: Is there a standard function for converting IP address to number?
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Is there a standard function converting four numbers to one 32-bit 
IP address?

I mean a function like

f(i, j, k, l) {
	return (((((i << 8) | j) << 8) | k) << 8) | l;
	}

Elisej Babenko