DnsRecordDecoder (Netty API Reference (5.0.0.Alpha4))

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultDnsRecordDecoder
```
@UnstableApi
public interface DnsRecordDecoder
```
Decodes a DNS record into its object representation.

See Also:

DatagramDnsResponseDecoder

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static DnsRecordDecoder DEFAULT

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DnsQuestion`	`decodeQuestion(Buffer in)`	Decodes a DNS question into its object representation.
`<T extends DnsRecord> T`	`decodeRecord(BufferAllocator allocator, Buffer in)`	Decodes a DNS record into its object representation.

- Field Detail
  - DEFAULT
```
static final DnsRecordDecoder DEFAULT
```
- Method Detail
  - decodeQuestion
```
DnsQuestion decodeQuestion(Buffer in)
                    throws Exception
```
    Decodes a DNS question into its object representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - the input buffer which contains a DNS question at its reader index
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception
  - decodeRecord
```
<T extends DnsRecord> T decodeRecord(BufferAllocator allocator,
                                     Buffer in)
                              throws Exception
```
    Decodes a DNS record into its object representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    allocator -
    
    in - the input buffer which contains a DNS record at its reader index
    
    Returns:
    
    the decoded record, or null if there are not enough data in the input buffer
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception