s := make([]byte, len(b)*2)
	for i, tn := range b {
		s[i*2], s[i*2+1] = hexDigit[tn>>4], hexDigit[tn&0xf]
	}
	return string(s)
}

// ipEmptyString is like ip.String except that it returns
// an empty string when ip is unset.
func ipEmptyString(ip IP) string {
	if len(ip) == 0 {
		return ""
	}
	return ip.String()
}

// MarshalText implements the [encoding.TextMarshaler] interface.