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lib::Net::DNS::UsertContributed Perl Dolib::Net::DNS::Question(3)

NAME
       Net::DNS::Question - DNS question class

SYNOPSIS
       use Net::DNS::Question

DESCRIPTION
       A Net::DNS::Question object represents a record in the
       question 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
       passed as arguments.

       qname, zname

	   print "qname = ", $question->qname, "\n";
	   print "zname = ", $question->zname, "\n";

       Returns the domain name.	 In dynamic update packets, this
       field is known 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 is known 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 is known as zclass and refers to the zone's class.

       print

	   $question->print;

       Prints the question record on the standard output.

24/Aug/1997	       perl 5.005, patch 03			1

lib::Net::DNS::UsertContributed Perl Dolib::Net::DNS::Question(3)

       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
       inclusion in a DNS packet.

       Arguments are a Net::DNS::Packet object and the offset
       within that packet's data where the Net::DNS::Question
       record is to be stored.	This information is necessary for
       using compressed domain names.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) 1997 Michael Fuhr.	 All rights reserved.
       This program is free software; you can redistribute it
       and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl 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

24/Aug/1997	       perl 5.005, patch 03			2

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