return null; // Everything else must be a decimal or hex digit.
      }
    }

    // Now decide which address family to parse.
    if (hasColon) {
      if (hasDot) {
        ipString = convertDottedQuadToHex(ipString);
        if (ipString == null) {
          return null;
        }
      }
      if (percentIndex != -1) {
        if (scope != null) {