# DBM_Filter::encode - phpMan

## NAME
    [DBM_Filter::encode] - filter for DBM_Filter

## SYNOPSIS
        use SDBM_File; # or DB_File, GDBM_File, NDBM_File, ODBM_File
        use DBM_Filter ;

        $db = tie %hash, ...
        $db->Filter_Push('encode' => 'iso-8859-16');

## DESCRIPTION
    This DBM filter allows you to choose the character encoding will be
    store in the DBM file. The usage is

        $db->Filter_Push('encode' => ENCODING);

    where "ENCODING" must be a valid encoding name that the Encode module
    recognises.

    A fatal error will be thrown if:

    1    The Encode module is not available.

    2    The encoding requested is not supported by the Encode module.

## SEE ALSO
    DBM_Filter, perldbmfilter, Encode

## AUTHOR
    Paul Marquess <pmqs@cpan.org>