org.xbill.DNS
Class Type

java.lang.Object
  org.xbill.DNS.Type

public final class Type
extends Object

Constants and functions relating to DNS Types

Author:

Brian Wellington

Field Summary

static int	A Address
static int	A6 IPv6 address (experimental)
static int	AAAA IPv6 address
static int	AFSDB AFS cell database
static int	ANY Matches any type
static int	APL Address Prefix List
static int	ATMA ATM address
static int	AXFR Zone transfer
static int	CERT Certificate
static int	CNAME Canonical name (alias)
static int	DNAME Non-terminal name redirection
static int	DNSKEY DNSSEC Key
static int	DS Delegation Signer
static int	EID Endpoint identifier
static int	GPOS Geographical position (withdrawn)
static int	HINFO Host information
static int	IPSECKEY IPSEC key
static int	ISDN ISDN calling address
static int	IXFR Incremental zone transfer
static int	KEY Key
static int	KX Key exchange
static int	LOC Location
static int	MAILA Transfer mail agent records
static int	MAILB Transfer mailbox records
static int	MB Mailbox domain name
static int	MD Mail destination
static int	MF Mail forwarder
static int	MG Mail group member
static int	MINFO Mailbox information
static int	MR Mail rename name
static int	MX Mail routing information
static int	NAPTR Naming authority pointer
static int	NIMLOC Nimrod locator
static int	NS Name server
static int	NSAP NSAP address
static int	NSAP_PTR Reverse NSAP address (deprecated)
static int	NSEC Next Secure Name
static int	NULL Null record
static int	NXT Next valid name in zone
static int	OPT Options - contains EDNS metadata
static int	PTR Domain name pointer
static int	PX X.400 mail mapping
static int	RP Responsible person
static int	RRSIG Resource Record Signature
static int	RT Router
static int	SIG Signature
static int	SOA Start of authority
static int	SPF Sender Policy Framework (experimental)
static int	SRV Server selection
static int	SSHFP SSH Key Fingerprint
static int	TKEY Transaction key - used to compute a shared secret or exchange a key
static int	TSIG Transaction signature
static int	TXT Text strings
static int	WKS Well known services
static int	X25 X.25 calling address

Method Summary

static boolean	isRR(int type) Is this type valid for a record (a non-meta type)?
static String	string(int val) Converts a numeric Type into a String
static int	value(String s) Converts a String representation of an Type into its numeric value
static int	value(String s, boolean numberok) Converts a String representation of an Type into its numeric value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

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A

public static final int A

Address

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NS

public static final int NS

Name server

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MD

public static final int MD

Mail destination

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MF

public static final int MF

Mail forwarder

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CNAME

public static final int CNAME

Canonical name (alias)

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SOA

public static final int SOA

Start of authority

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MB

public static final int MB

Mailbox domain name

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MG

public static final int MG

Mail group member

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MR

public static final int MR

Mail rename name

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NULL

public static final int NULL

Null record

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WKS

public static final int WKS

Well known services

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PTR

public static final int PTR

Domain name pointer

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HINFO

public static final int HINFO

Host information

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MINFO

public static final int MINFO

Mailbox information

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MX

public static final int MX

Mail routing information

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TXT

public static final int TXT

Text strings

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RP

public static final int RP

Responsible person

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AFSDB

public static final int AFSDB

AFS cell database

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X25

public static final int X25

X.25 calling address

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ISDN

public static final int ISDN

ISDN calling address

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RT

public static final int RT

Router

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NSAP

public static final int NSAP

NSAP address

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NSAP_PTR

public static final int NSAP_PTR

Reverse NSAP address (deprecated)

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SIG

public static final int SIG

Signature

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KEY

public static final int KEY

Key

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PX

public static final int PX

X.400 mail mapping

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GPOS

public static final int GPOS

Geographical position (withdrawn)

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AAAA

public static final int AAAA

IPv6 address

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LOC

public static final int LOC

Location

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NXT

public static final int NXT

Next valid name in zone

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EID

public static final int EID

Endpoint identifier

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NIMLOC

public static final int NIMLOC

Nimrod locator

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SRV

public static final int SRV

Server selection

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ATMA

public static final int ATMA

ATM address

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NAPTR

public static final int NAPTR

Naming authority pointer

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KX

public static final int KX

Key exchange

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CERT

public static final int CERT

Certificate

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A6

public static final int A6

IPv6 address (experimental)

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DNAME

public static final int DNAME

Non-terminal name redirection

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OPT

public static final int OPT

Options - contains EDNS metadata

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APL

public static final int APL

Address Prefix List

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DS

public static final int DS

Delegation Signer

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SSHFP

public static final int SSHFP

SSH Key Fingerprint

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IPSECKEY

public static final int IPSECKEY

IPSEC key

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RRSIG

public static final int RRSIG

Resource Record Signature

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NSEC

public static final int NSEC

Next Secure Name

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DNSKEY

public static final int DNSKEY

DNSSEC Key

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SPF

public static final int SPF

Sender Policy Framework (experimental)

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TKEY

public static final int TKEY

Transaction key - used to compute a shared secret or exchange a key

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TSIG

public static final int TSIG

Transaction signature

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IXFR

public static final int IXFR

Incremental zone transfer

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AXFR

public static final int AXFR

Zone transfer

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MAILB

public static final int MAILB

Transfer mailbox records

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MAILA

public static final int MAILA

Transfer mail agent records

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ANY

public static final int ANY

Matches any type

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Method Detail

string

public static String string(int val)

Converts a numeric Type into a String

Parameters:

val - The type value.

Returns:

The canonical string representation of the type

Throws:

InvalidTypeException - The type is out of range.

value

public static int value(String s,
                        boolean numberok)

Converts a String representation of an Type into its numeric value.

Parameters:

s - The string representation of the type

numberok - Whether a number will be accepted or not.

Returns:

The type code, or -1 on error.

value

public static int value(String s)

Converts a String representation of an Type into its numeric value

Returns:

The type code, or -1 on error.

isRR

public static boolean isRR(int type)

Is this type valid for a record (a non-meta type)?