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lib::Net::DNS::Question
Section: User Contributed Perl Documentation (3)
Updated: perl 5.005, patch 03
Index NAME
Net::DNS::Question - DNS question class
SYNOPSIS
use Net::DNS::Question DESCRIPTION
A
Net::DNS::Question object represents a record in thequestion section of a DNS packet.
METHODS
new
$question = new Net::DNS::Question("foo.com", "MX", "IN");Creates a question object from the domain, type, and class passedas arguments.
qname, zname
print "qname = ", $question->qname, "\n"; print "zname = ", $question->zname, "\n";
Returns the domain name. In dynamic update packets, this field isknown as
zname and refers to the zone name.
qtype, ztype
print "qtype = ", $question->qtype, "\n"; print "ztype = ", $question->ztype, "\n";
Returns the record type. In dymamic update packets, this field isknown as
ztype and refers to the zone type (must be
SOA).
qclass, zclass
print "qclass = ", $question->qclass, "\n"; print "zclass = ", $question->zclass, "\n";
Returns the record class. In dynamic update packets, this field isknown as
zclass and refers to the zone's class.
print
$question->print;
Prints the question record on the standard output.
string
print $qr->string, "\n";
Returns a string representation of the question record.
data
$qdata = $question->data($packet, $offset);
Returns the question record in binary format suitable for inclusionin a
DNS packet.
Arguments are a Net::DNS::Packet object and the offset withinthat packet's data where the Net::DNS::Question record is tobe stored. This information is necessary for using compresseddomain names.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1997 Michael Fuhr. All rights reserved. This program is freesoftware; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms asPerl itself.
SEE ALSO
the
perl(1) manpage, the
Net::DNS manpage, the
Net::DNS::Resolver manpage, the
Net::DNS::Packet manpage,the
Net::DNS::Update manpage, the
Net::DNS::Header manpage, the
Net::DNS::RR manpage,RFC 1035 Section 4.1.2
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- METHODS
- new
- qname, zname
- qtype, ztype
- qclass, zclass
- print
- string
- data
- COPYRIGHT
- SEE ALSO
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