if (colonPos >= 0 && hostPortString.indexOf(':', colonPos + 1) == -1) {
        // Exactly 1 colon. Split into host:port.
        host = hostPortString.substring(0, colonPos);
        portString = hostPortString.substring(colonPos + 1);
      } else {
        // 0 or 2+ colons. Bare hostname or IPv6 literal.
        host = hostPortString;
        hasBracketlessColons = (colonPos >= 0);
      }
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < ipString.length(); i++) {
      char c = ipString.charAt(i);
      if (c == '.') {
        hasDot = true;
      } else if (c == ':') {
        if (hasDot) {
          return null; // Colons must not appear after dots.
        }
        hasColon = true;
      } else if (c == '%') {
        percentIndex = i;
        break; // everything after a '%' is ignored (it's a Scope ID): http://superuser.com/a/99753