* @param ipString {@code String} to be examined for embedded IPv4-mapped IPv6 address format
   * @return {@code true} if the argument is a valid "mapped" address
   * @since 10.0
   */
  public static boolean isMappedIPv4Address(String ipString) {
    byte[] bytes = ipStringToBytes(ipString, null);
    if (bytes != null && bytes.length == 16) {
      for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
        if (bytes[i] != 0) {
          return false;

   * @param ipString {@code String} to be examined for embedded IPv4-mapped IPv6 address format
   * @return {@code true} if the argument is a valid "mapped" address
   * @since 10.0
   */
  public static boolean isMappedIPv4Address(String ipString) {
    byte[] bytes = ipStringToBytes(ipString, null);
    if (bytes != null && bytes.length == 16) {
      for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
        if (bytes[i] != 0) {
          return false;