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prefix

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prefix() public

Returns the prefix length in bits for the ipaddr.

# File lib/ipaddr.rb, line 427
  def prefix
    case @family
    when Socket::AF_INET
      n = IN4MASK ^ @mask_addr
      i = 32
    when Socket::AF_INET6
      n = IN6MASK ^ @mask_addr
      i = 128
    else
      raise AddressFamilyError, "unsupported address family"
    end
    while n.positive?
      n >>= 1
      i -= 1
    end
    i
  end

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