How do you parse an IP address string to a uint value in C#?

Question

I\'m writing C# code that uses the windows IP Helper API. One of the functions I\'m trying to call is \"GetBestInterface\" that takes a \'uint\' representation of an IP. Wha

Answer 1

I have never found a clean solution (i.e.: a class / method in the .NET Framework) for this problem. I guess it just isn't available except the solutions / examples you provided or Aku's example. :(