Microsoft® DirectPlay® does not handle URL strings directly. Instead, the string must be encapsulated in a DirectPlay8Address object. This object exposes a number of methods that enable you to insert URL information into, or extract it from, the object.

To create DirectPlay address, you must first create a DirectPlay8Address object. You can then define the address in one of two ways:

• Create the URL string directly. Then use DirectPlay8Address.BuildFromURL to insert the complete string.
• Use other DirectPlay8Address methods to insert the various pieces of data that make up the string directly into the object.

When you receive an address object, you have a similar pair of options.

• Extract the entire URL string with DirectPlay8Address.GetURL. Then parse the string and extract the needed information
• Use other DirectPlay8Address methods to extract the particular data you are interested in from the address object.