From 587fe52cb6a33d4a252c16cc4e3bf82fc390cf62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Pittenger <tom.pittenger@krausaerospace.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 17:41:10 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] AP_Networking: add get_str() accessor to IP address parms

---
 libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_address.cpp | 5 +++++
 libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_address.h   | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_address.cpp b/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_address.cpp
index 622e6f919a667..5cadbbe6f7a14 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_address.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_address.cpp
@@ -68,4 +68,9 @@ void AP_Networking_IPV4::set_default_uint32(uint32_t v)
     }
 }
 
+const char* AP_Networking_IPV4::get_str() const
+{
+    return AP_Networking::convert_ip_to_str(get_uint32());
+}
+
 #endif // AP_NETWORKING_ENABLED
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_address.h b/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_address.h
index f607d02facb48..a4a3b6f8b29a8 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_address.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_address.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AP_Param/AP_Param.h>
+
 /*
   class for an IPV4 address as a parameter
  */
@@ -15,6 +17,9 @@ class AP_Networking_IPV4
     // set address from a uint32_t
     void set_uint32(uint32_t addr);
 
+    // return address as a null-terminated string
+    const char* get_str() const;
+
     // set default address from a uint32
     void set_default_uint32(uint32_t addr);