*
   * @param ip {@link InetAddress} to "coerce"
   * @return {@link Inet4Address} represented "coerced" address
   * @since 7.0
   */
  public static Inet4Address getCoercedIPv4Address(InetAddress ip) {
    if (ip instanceof Inet4Address) {
      return (Inet4Address) ip;
    }

    // Special cases:
    byte[] bytes = ip.getAddress();
    boolean leadingBytesOfZero = true;