Net::DNS::Text - phpMan

NAME
    Net::DNS::Text - DNS text representation

SYNOPSIS
        use Net::DNS::Text;

        $object = Net::DNS::Text->new('example');
        $string = $object->string;

        $object = Net::DNS::Text->decode( \$data, $offset );
        ( $object, $next ) = Net::DNS::Text->decode( \$data, $offset );

        $data = $object->encode;
        $text = $object->value;

DESCRIPTION
    The "Net::DNS::Text" module implements a class of text objects with
    associated class and instance methods.

    Each text object instance has a fixed identity throughout its lifetime.

METHODS
  new
        $object = Net::DNS::Text->new('example');

    Creates a text object which encapsulates a single character string
    component of a resource record.

    Arbitrary single-byte characters can be represented by \ followed by
    exactly three decimal digits. Such characters are devoid of any special
    meaning.

    A character preceded by \ represents itself, without any special
    interpretation.

  decode
        $object = Net::DNS::Text->decode( \$buffer, $offset );

        ( $object, $next ) = Net::DNS::Text->decode( \$buffer, $offset );

    Creates a text object which represents the decoded data at the indicated
    offset within the data buffer.

    The argument list consists of a reference to a scalar containing the
    wire-format data and offset of the text data.

    The returned offset value indicates the start of the next item in the
    data buffer.

  encode
        $data = $object->encode;

    Returns the wire-format encoded representation of the text object
    suitable for inclusion in a DNS packet buffer.

  raw
        $data = $object->raw;

    Returns the wire-format encoded representation of the text object
    without the explicit length field.

  value
        $value = $text->value;

    Character string representation of the text object.

  string
        $string = $text->string;

    Conditionally quoted RFC1035 zone file representation of the text
    object.

  unicode
        $string = $text->unicode;

    Conditionally quoted Unicode representation of the text object.

BUGS
    Coding strategy is intended to avoid creating unnecessary argument lists
    and stack frames. This improves efficiency at the expense of code
    readability.

    Platform specific character coding features are conditionally compiled
    into the code.

COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (c)2009-2011 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, RFC1035, RFC3629, Unicode TR#16