# phpman > man > Net::DNS::ZoneFile(3pm)

## NAME
    [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown) - DNS zone file

## SYNOPSIS
        use [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown);

        $zonefile = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->new( 'named.example' );

        while ( $rr = $zonefile->read ) {
            $rr->print;
        }

        @zone = $zonefile->read;

## DESCRIPTION
    Each [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown) object instance represents a zone file together with any subordinate
    files introduced by the $INCLUDE directive. Zone file syntax is defined by RFC1035.

    A program may have multiple zone file objects, each maintaining its own independent parser state
    information.

    The parser supports both the $TTL directive defined by RFC2308 and the BIND $GENERATE syntax
    extension.

    All RRs in a zone file must have the same class, which may be specified for the first RR
    encountered and is then propagated automatically to all subsequent records.

## METHODS
  new
        $zonefile = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->new( 'filename', ['example.com'] );

        $handle   = [IO::File](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/IO%3A%3AFile/markdown)->new( 'filename', '<:encoding(ISO8859-7)' );
        $zonefile = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->new( $handle, ['example.com'] );

    The new() constructor returns a [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown) object which represents the zone file
    specified in the argument list.

    The specified file or file handle is open for reading and closed when exhausted or all
    references to the ZoneFile object cease to exist.

    The optional second argument specifies $ORIGIN for the zone file.

    Zone files are presumed to be UTF-8 encoded where that is supported.

    Alternative character encodings may be specified indirectly by creating a file handle with the
    desired encoding layer, which is then passed as an argument to new(). The specified encoding is
    propagated to files introduced by $INCLUDE directives.

  read
        $rr = $zonefile->read;
        @rr = $zonefile->read;

    When invoked in scalar context, read() returns a [Net::DNS::RR](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3ARR/markdown) object representing the next
    resource record encountered in the zone file, or undefined if end of data has been reached.

    When invoked in list context, read() returns the list of [Net::DNS::RR](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3ARR/markdown) objects in the order that
    they appear in the zone file.

    Comments and blank lines are silently disregarded.

    $INCLUDE, $ORIGIN, $TTL and $GENERATE directives are processed transparently.

  name
        $filename = $zonefile->name;

    Returns the name of the current zone file. Embedded $INCLUDE directives will cause this to
    differ from the filename argument supplied when the object was created.

  line
        $line = $zonefile->line;

    Returns the number of the last line read from the current zone file.

  origin
        $origin = $zonefile->origin;

    Returns the fully qualified name of the current origin within the zone file.

  ttl
        $ttl = $zonefile->ttl;

    Returns the default TTL as specified by the $TTL directive.

COMPATIBILITY WITH [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown) 1.04
    Applications which depended on the defunct [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown) 1.04 CPAN distribution will
    continue to operate with minimal change using the compatibility interface described below. New
    application code should use the object-oriented interface.

        use [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown);

        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->read( $filename );
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->read( $filename, $include_dir );

        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->readfh( $filehandle );
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->readfh( $filehandle, $include_dir );

        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->parse(  $string );
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->parse( \$string );
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->parse(  $string, $include_dir );
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->parse( \$string, $include_dir );

        $_->print for @$listref;

    The optional second argument specifies the default path for filenames. The current working
    directory is used by default.

    Although not available in the original implementation, the RR list can be obtained directly by
    calling any of these methods in list context.

        @rr = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->read( $filename, $include_dir );

    The partial result is returned if an error is encountered by the parser.

  read
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->read( $filename );
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->read( $filename, $include_dir );

### read
    [Net::DNS::RR](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3ARR/markdown) objects. The return value is undefined if an error is encountered by the parser.

  readfh
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->readfh( $filehandle );
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->readfh( $filehandle, $include_dir );

### readfh
    [Net::DNS::RR](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3ARR/markdown) objects. The return value is undefined if an error is encountered by the parser.

  parse
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->parse(  $string );
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->parse( \$string );
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->parse(  $string, $include_dir );
        $listref = [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown)->parse( \$string, $include_dir );

### parse
    [Net::DNS::RR](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3ARR/markdown) objects. The return value is undefined if an error is encountered by the parser.

## ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    This package is designed as an improved and compatible replacement for [Net::DNS::ZoneFile](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3AZoneFile/markdown) 1.04
    which was created by Luis Munoz in 2002 as a separate CPAN module.

    The present implementation is the result of an agreement to merge our two different approaches
    into one package integrated into [Net::DNS](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS/markdown). The contribution of Luis Munoz is gratefully
    acknowledged.

    Thanks are also due to Willem Toorop for his constructive criticism of the initial version and
    invaluable assistance during testing.

## COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (c)2011-2012 Dick Franks.

    All rights reserved.

## LICENSE
    Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any
    purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the original copyright notices appear
    in all copies and that both copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
    documentation, and that the name of the author not be used in advertising or publicity
    pertaining to distribution of the software without specific prior written permission.

    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
    BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
    NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
    DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
    OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

## SEE ALSO
    perl, [Net::DNS](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS/markdown), [Net::DNS::RR](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Net%3A%3ADNS%3A%3ARR/markdown), RFC1035 Section 5.1, RFC2308

    BIND Administrator Reference Manual <<http://bind.isc.org/>>