org.xbill.DNS
Class Master

java.lang.Object
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public class Master

extends Object

A DNS master file parser. This incrementally parses the file, returning one record at a time. When directives are seen, they are added to the state and used when parsing future records.

Constructor Summary

Master(String filename)
Begins parsing the specified file

Method Summary

Record	nextRecord() Returns the next record in the master file
static String	readExtendedLine(BufferedReader br) Reads a line using the master file format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Master

public Master(String filename)
       throws IOException

Begins parsing the specified file

Method Detail

nextRecord

public Record nextRecord()
                  throws IOException

Returns the next record in the master file

readExtendedLine

public static String readExtendedLine(BufferedReader br)
                               throws IOException

Reads a line using the master file format. Removes all data following a semicolon and uses parentheses as line continuation markers.

Parameters:

br - The BufferedReader supplying the data

Returns:

A String representing the normalized line