1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/util/net/hostandport.cpp b/src/mongo/util/net/hostandport.cpp
index eb22852a926..f351b51b9b9 100644
--- a/src/mongo/util/net/hostandport.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/util/net/hostandport.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ StatusWith<HostAndPort> HostAndPort::parse(StringData text) {
     return StatusWith<HostAndPort>(result);
 }
 
+Status validateHostAndPort(const std::string& hostAndPortStr) {
+    if (hostAndPortStr.empty()) {
+        return Status::OK();
+    }
+    return HostAndPort::parse(hostAndPortStr).getStatus();
+}
+
 HostAndPort::HostAndPort() : _port(-1) {}
 
 HostAndPort::HostAndPort(StringData text) {