Mail::SPF::Term - SPF record term class

Authors

Julian Mehnle <julian@mehnle.net>, Shevek <cpan@anarres.org> perl v5.40.1 2025-05-10 Mail::SPF::Term(3pm)

Description

An object of class Mail::SPF::Term represents a term within an SPF record. Mail::SPF::Term cannot be instantiated directly. Create an instance of a concrete sub-class instead. Constructor The following constructor is provided: new(%options): returns Mail::SPF::TermAbstract. Creates a new SPF record term object. %options is a list of key/value pairs, however Mail::SPF::Term itself specifies no constructor options. new_from_string($text,%options): returns Mail::SPF::Term; throws Mail::SPF::ENothingToParse, Mail::SPF::EInvalidTermAbstract. Creates a new SPF record term object by parsing the string and any options given. Classmethods The following class methods are provided: name_pattern: returns Regexp Returns a regular expression that matches any legal name for an SPF record term. Instancemethods The following instance methods are provided: text: returns string; throws Mail::SPF::ENoUnparsedText Returns the unparsed text of the term. Throws a Mail::SPF::ENoUnparsedText exception if the term was created synthetically instead of being parsed, and no text was provided. name: returns stringAbstract. Returns the name of the term.