Class MXRecord

Mail exchange.

Inheritance
Object
DnsObject
ResourceRecord
MXRecord
Inherited Members
Namespace: Makaretu.Dns
Assembly: Makaretu.Dns.dll
Syntax
public class MXRecord : ResourceRecord, IWireSerialiser, ICloneable, IPresentationSerialiser
Remarks

MX records cause type A additional section processing for the host specified by EXCHANGE.The use of MX RRs is explained in detail in [RFC-974].

Constructors

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MXRecord()

Creates a new instance of the MXRecord class.

Declaration
public MXRecord()

Properties

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Exchange

A domain-name which specifies a host willing to act as a mail exchange for the owner name.

Declaration
public DomainName Exchange { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
DomainName

The name of an mail exchange.
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Preference

The preference given to this RR among others at the same owner.

Declaration
public ushort Preference { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
UInt16

Lower values are preferred.

Methods

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ReadData(PresentationReader)

Read the textual representation of the data that is specific to the resource record Type.

Declaration
public override void ReadData(PresentationReader reader)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PresentationReader reader

The source of the resource record's data.
Overrides
Remarks

Derived classes must implement this method.

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ReadData(WireReader, Int32)

Read the data that is specific to the resource record Type.

Declaration
public override void ReadData(WireReader reader, int length)
Parameters
Type Name Description
WireReader reader

The source of the resource record's data.
Int32 length

The length, in bytes, of the data.
Overrides
Remarks

Derived classes must implement this method.

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WriteData(PresentationWriter)

Write the textual representation of the data that is specific to the resource record.

Declaration
public override void WriteData(PresentationWriter writer)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PresentationWriter writer

The destination for the resource record's data.
Overrides
Remarks

Derived classes should implement this method.

By default, this will write the hex encoding of the GetData() preceeded by "#" and the number integer bytes.

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WriteData(WireWriter)

Write the data that is specific to the resource record Type.

Declaration
public override void WriteData(WireWriter writer)
Parameters
Type Name Description
WireWriter writer

The destination for the DNS object's data.
Overrides
Remarks

Derived classes must implement this method.

Implements