1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/cores/arduino/IPAddress.h b/cores/arduino/IPAddress.h
index c2dd7e5..94acdc4 100644
--- a/cores/arduino/IPAddress.h
+++ b/cores/arduino/IPAddress.h
@@ -20,18 +20,23 @@
 #ifndef IPAddress_h
 #define IPAddress_h
 
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <Printable.h>
 
 // A class to make it easier to handle and pass around IP addresses
 
 class IPAddress : public Printable {
 private:
-    uint8_t _address[4];  // IPv4 address
+    union {
+	uint8_t bytes[4];  // IPv4 address
+	uint32_t dword;
+    } _address;
+
     // Access the raw byte array containing the address.  Because this returns a pointer
     // to the internal structure rather than a copy of the address this function should only
     // be used when you know that the usage of the returned uint8_t* will be transient and not
     // stored.
-    uint8_t* raw_address() { return _address; };
+    uint8_t* raw_address() { return _address.bytes; };
 
 public:
     // Constructors
@@ -42,13 +47,13 @@ public:
 
     // Overloaded cast operator to allow IPAddress objects to be used where a pointer
     // to a four-byte uint8_t array is expected
-    operator uint32_t() { return *((uint32_t*)_address); };
-    bool operator==(const IPAddress& addr) { return (*((uint32_t*)_address)) == (*((uint32_t*)addr._address)); };
-    bool operator==(const uint8_t* addr);
+    operator uint32_t() const { return _address.dword; };
+    bool operator==(const IPAddress& addr) const { return _address.dword == addr._address.dword; };
+    bool operator==(const uint8_t* addr) const;
 
     // Overloaded index operator to allow getting and setting individual octets of the address
-    uint8_t operator[](int index) const { return _address[index]; };
-    uint8_t& operator[](int index) { return _address[index]; };
+    uint8_t operator[](int index) const { return _address.bytes[index]; };
+    uint8_t& operator[](int index) { return _address.bytes[index]; };
 
     // Overloaded copy operators to allow initialisation of IPAddress objects from other types
     IPAddress& operator=(const uint8_t *address);