Net::DNS::Question - DNS question class "use Net::DNS::Question" A "Net::DNS::Question" object represents a record in the question section of a DNS packet.

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, "\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.

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 (c) 1997-2002 Michael Fuhr. Portions Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Chris Reinhardt. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. 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