i++
      } else if (input.startsWith(".", startIndex = i)) {
        // If we see a '.', rewind to the beginning of the previous group and parse as IPv4.
        if (!decodeIpv4Suffix(input, groupOffset, limit, address, b - 2)) return null
        b += 2 // We rewound two bytes and then added four.
        break
      } else {
        return null // Wrong delimiter.
      }
    }