Class DNAME

Encoder for DNS DNAME (Delegation Name) resource records (Type 39).

Provides redirection for an entire subtree of the domain name tree.

See

RFC 6672

Index

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Constructors

constructor

new DNAME(): DNAME
Returns DNAME

Properties

`Static` `Readonly`type

type: number = 39

IANA resource record type identifier

Methods

`Static`decode

decode(reader: Reader): string
Decodes a DNAME record from the byte stream.
Parameters
- reader: Reader
  the byte stream reader positioned at the DNAME RDATA
Returns string
the target domain name

`Static`encode

encode(writer: Writer, name: string, index: CompressionIndex): void
Encodes a DNAME record into the byte stream.
Parameters
- writer: Writer
  the byte stream writer to encode into
- name: string
  the target domain name
- index: CompressionIndex
  compression index for DNS name pointer compression
Returns void