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.
Net::DNS::Question
$question = new Net::DNS::Question("foo.com", "MX", "IN");
Creates a question object from the domain, type, and class passed as arguments.
print "qname = ", $question->qname, "\n";
Returns the domain name. In dynamic update packets, this field is known as zname and refers to the zone name.
zname
print "qtype = ", $question->qtype, "\n";
Returns the record type. In dymamic update packets, this field is known as ztype and refers to the zone type (must be SOA).
ztype
print "qclass = ", $question->qclass, "\n";
Returns the record class. In dynamic update packets, this field is known as zclass and refers to the zone's class.
zclass
$question->print;
Prints the question record on the standard output.
$qdata = $question->data;
Returns the question record in binary format suitable for inclusion in a DNS packet.
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.
perl(1), Net::DNS, Net::DNS::Resolver, Net::DNS::Packet, Net::DNS::Header, Net::DNS::RR, RFC 1035 Section 4.1.2
To install Net::DNS, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Net::DNS
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Net::DNS
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.