Package org.xbill.DNS

Class MXRecord

java.lang.Object

org.xbill.DNS.Record

org.xbill.DNS.U16NameBase

org.xbill.DNS.MXRecord

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Comparable<Record>

public class MXRecord
extends U16NameBase

Mail Exchange - specifies where mail to a domain is sent

See Also:

• RFC 1035: Domain Names - Implementation and Specification
• RFC 7505: A "Null MX" No Service Resource Record for Domains That Accept No Mail
• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.xbill.DNS.U16NameBase

nameField, u16Field

Fields inherited from class org.xbill.DNS.Record

dclass, name, ttl, type

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MXRecord()
MXRecord(Name name, int dclass, long ttl, int priority, Name target)	Creates an MX Record from the given data

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Name	getAdditionalName()	Returns the name for which additional data processing should be done for this record.
int	getPriority()	Returns the priority of this MX record
Name	getTarget()	Returns the target of the MX record
protected void	rrToWire(DNSOutput out, Compression c, boolean canonical)	Converts the type-specific RR to wire format - must be overridden.

Methods inherited from class org.xbill.DNS.U16NameBase

getNameField, getU16Field, rdataFromString, rrFromWire, rrToString

Methods inherited from class org.xbill.DNS.Record

byteArrayFromString, byteArrayToString, checkByteArrayLength, checkName, checkU16, checkU32, checkU8, cloneRecord, compareTo, equals, fromString, fromString, fromWire, fromWire, fromWire, getDClass, getName, getRRsetType, getTTL, getType, hashCode, newRecord, newRecord, newRecord, newRecord, rdataToString, rdataToWireCanonical, sameRRset, sameRRset, setTTL, toString, toWire, toWire, toWireCanonical, unknownToString, withDClass, withName, writeReplace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

MXRecord

MXRecord()

MXRecord

public MXRecord(Name name,
 int dclass,
 long ttl,
 int priority,
 Name target)

Creates an MX Record from the given data

Parameters:

priority - The priority of this MX. Records with lower priority are preferred.

target - The host that mail is sent to

Method Details

getTarget

public Name getTarget()

Returns the target of the MX record

getPriority

public int getPriority()

Returns the priority of this MX record

rrToWire

protected void rrToWire(DNSOutput out,
 Compression c,
 boolean canonical)

Description copied from class: Record

Converts the type-specific RR to wire format - must be overridden.

Overrides:

rrToWire in class U16NameBase

getAdditionalName

public Name getAdditionalName()

Description copied from class: Record

Returns the name for which additional data processing should be done for this record. This can be used both for building responses and parsing responses.

Overrides:

getAdditionalName in class Record

Returns:

The name to used for additional data processing, or null if this record type does not require additional data processing.