.. _DNSRecord: DNSRecord objects ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ A :class:`DNSRecord` object represents a record. Creating a ``DNSRecord`` is done with the :func:`newDR`. .. todo Add a lua example and some useful things to do with that. Functions and methods of a ``DNSRecord`` ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. function:: newDR(name, type, ttl, content, place) -> DNSRecord Returns a new :class:`DNSRecord` object. :param DNSName name: The name to the new record :param string type: The type of the record :param int ttl: The TTL of the record :param string content: The content of the record :param int place: The place where the record is located (as an integer, see :class:`DNSRecord.place`) .. class:: DNSRecord A ``DNSRecord`` object represents a DNS record. .. attribute:: DNSRecord.name The name of the record. A :class:`DNSName`. .. attribute:: DNSRecord.place The place where the record is located, you can use the following constants - `pdns.place.QUESTION` for the question section - `pdns.place.ANSWER` for the answer section - `pdns.place.AUTHORITY` for the authority section - `pdns.place.ADDITIONAL` for the additional section .. attribute:: DNSRecord.ttl The TTL of the record .. attribute:: DNSRecord.type The type of the record (as an integer). Can for example be compared to ``pdns.A`` .. method:: DNSRecord:getContent() -> string Return a string representation of the record content .. method:: DNSRecord:getCA() -> ComboAddress If the record type is A or AAAA, a :class:`ComboAddress` representing the content is returned, nil otherwise .. method:: DNSRecord:changeContent(newcontent) Replace the record content with ``newcontent``. The type and class cannot be changed. :param str newcontent: The replacing content