Net::DNS::RR::A - DNS A resource record

Copyright (c)1997 Michael Fuhr. All rights reserved. Package template (c)2009,2012 O.M.Kolkman and R.W.Franks.

Class for DNS Address (A) resource records.

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The available methods are those inherited from the base class augmented by the type-specific methods defined in this package. Use of undocumented package features or direct access to internal data structures is discouraged and could result in program termination or other unpredictable behaviour. address $IPv4_address = $rr->address; $rr->address( $IPv4_address ); Version 4 IP address represented using dotted-quad notation.

Net::DNS::RR::A - DNS A resource record

perl Net::DNS Net::DNS::RR RFC1035(3.4.1) <https://iana.org/go/rfc1035#section-3.4.1> perl v5.40.1 2025-03-05 Net::DNS::RR::A(3pm)

use Net::DNS; $rr = Net::DNS::RR->new('name IN A address'); $rr = Net::DNS::RR->new( name => 'example.com', type => 'A', address => '192.0.2.1' );