# addressKey

Canonical: https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/library/api/addressKey
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@shumoku/core · 0.6.1 · function

# addressKey

[Source](https://github.com/konoe-akitoshi/shumoku/blob/main/libs/@shumoku/core/src/libs/@shumoku/core/src/observation/identity.ts#L39)

An address as a key: its host part, so \`10.0.0.1/24\` and \`10.0.0.1\` are one.

```
addressKey(address: string): string
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `address` | `string` | No additional description. | `—` |

## Returns

```
string
```

[`libs/@shumoku/core/src/libs/@shumoku/core/src/observation/identity.ts:39`](https://github.com/konoe-akitoshi/shumoku/blob/main/libs/@shumoku/core/src/libs/@shumoku/core/src/observation/identity.ts#L39)