public static IPAddress fromString(String string) throws IPFormatException{
		String[] splittedString = string.split("\\.");
		int[] tempArray = new int[4];
		if(splittedString.length == 4) {
			int i = 0;
			for(String elements : splittedString) {
				tempArray[i] = Integer.parseInt(elements);
				i++;
			}
		} else {
			throw new IPFormatException(string);
		}
		return new IPAddress(tempArray);
}