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=== addFromString ===

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collection:addFromString(str)
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Extracts any IPv4 addresses and IPv4 CIDR subnets from <var>str</var> and adds them to the collection. Any text that is not an IPv4 address or CIDR subnet is ignored.

Examples:

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collection:addFromString('Add some IPs and subnets: 1.2.3.4 1.2.3.5 2001:0::f foo 1.2.4.0/24')
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This method is chainable:

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collection:addFromString('foo 1.2.3.4'):addFromString('bar 5.6.7.8')
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