Net::DNS::Question(3)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				     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 = Net::DNS::Question->new("example.com", "MX", "IN");

       Creates a question object from the domain, type, and class passed as arguments.

       qname, zname

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

       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, "
";
	   print "ztype = ", $question->ztype, "
";

       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, "
";
	   print "zclass = ", $question->zclass, "
";

       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.

       string

	   print $qr->string, "
";

       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) 1997-2002 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

       perl(1), Net::DNS, Net::DNS::Resolver, Net::DNS::Packet, Net::DNS::Update, Net::DNS::Header, Net::DNS::RR, RFC 1035 Section 4.1.2

perl v5.8.0							    2002-10-12						     Net::DNS::Question(3)