Java and Spring - Property Editor for InetAddress

import java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

/**
 * Custom property editor for java.netInetAddress class
 *
 * Author: Rostislav Matl
 * Date: Feb-2009
 */
public class InetAddressEditor extends PropertyEditorSupport
{
private static Pattern ipv4 =
Pattern.compile( "(([01][0-9][0-9]|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\\.)
{3}([01][0-9][0-9]|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])" );

private static Pattern ipv6 =
Pattern.compile( "([0-9a-fA-F]{4}:){7}[0-9a-fA-F]{4}" );

@Override
/** Converts String IP address to InetAddress object.
 *
 *  @param textValue "255.255.222.255" e.g.
 */
public void setAsText (String textValue)
{
InetAddress address = null;

try
{
// IPv4 address
if ( ipv4.matcher(textValue).matches() )
{
  String[] addressParts = textValue.split("\\.");
  assert addressParts.length == 4;

  byte[] addressBytes = new byte[addressParts.length];
  for (int i=0; i<addressParts.length; i++)
  {
    addressBytes[i] = (byte)Short.parseShort( addressParts[i] );
  }

  address = InetAddress.getByAddress(addressBytes);
}
// IPv6 address
else if ( ipv6.matcher(textValue).matches() )
{
  String[] addressParts = textValue.split(":");
  assert addressParts.length == 8;

  byte[] addressBytes = new byte[addressParts.length*2];
  for (int i=0; i<addressParts.length; i++)
  {
    addressBytes[i*2]   = Byte.parseByte( addressParts[i].substring(0,2) );
    addressBytes[i*2+1] = Byte.parseByte( addressParts[i].substring(2,4) );
  }

  address = InetAddress.getByAddress(addressBytes);
}
// host name
else
{
  address = InetAddress.getByName(textValue);
}
}
catch (UnknownHostException ex)
{
throw new IllegalArgumentException(ex);
}

setValue(address);
}

/** Get text representation of the value.
 *
 * @return InetAddress text.
 */
@Override
public String getAsText()
{
 return ((InetAddress) getValue()).getHostAddress();
}
}

Excerpt from Spring config file with example of usage:

<bean class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.CustomEditorConfigurer">
<property name="customEditors">
<map>
 <entry key="java.net.InetAddress">
   <bean id="inetAddressEditor" class="net.bithill.InetAddressEditor" />
 </entry>
</map>
</property>
</bean>

<bean id="mpingData" class="net.bithill.mping.MPingData">

<property name="hosts">
<list value-type="java.net.InetAddress">
 <value>192.168.111.254</value>
 <value>10.1.5.254</value>
</list>
</property>

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