Package org.minidns.dnslabel

Class DnsLabel

java.lang.Object
org.minidns.dnslabel.DnsLabel
All Implemented Interfaces:
CharSequence, Comparable<DnsLabel>
Direct Known Subclasses:
LdhLabel, NonLdhLabel
public abstract class DnsLabel extends Object implements CharSequence, Comparable<DnsLabel>
A DNS label is an individual component of a DNS name. Labels are usually shown separated by dots.

This class implements Comparable which compares DNS labels according to the Canonical DNS Name Order as specified in RFC 4034 § 6.1.

Note that as per RFC 2181 § 11 DNS labels may contain any byte.

Author:
Florian Schmaus
See Also:

  • Field Details

    • MAX_LABEL_LENGTH_IN_OCTETS

      public static final int MAX_LABEL_LENGTH_IN_OCTETS
      The maximum length of a DNS label in octets.
      See Also:

    • WILDCARD_LABEL

      public static final DnsLabel WILDCARD_LABEL

    • VALIDATE

      public static boolean VALIDATE
      Whether or not the DNS label is validated on construction.

    • label

      public final String label

  • Constructor Details

    • DnsLabel

      protected DnsLabel(String label)

  • Method Details

    • getInternationalizedRepresentation

      public final String getInternationalizedRepresentation()

    • getInternationalizedRepresentationInternal

      protected String getInternationalizedRepresentationInternal()

    • getLabelType

      public final String getLabelType()

    • length

      public final int length()
      Specified by:
      length in interface CharSequence

    • charAt

      public final char charAt(int index)
      Specified by:
      charAt in interface CharSequence

    • subSequence

      public final CharSequence subSequence(int start, int end)
      Specified by:
      subSequence in interface CharSequence

    • toString

      public final String toString()
      Specified by:
      toString in interface CharSequence
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object

    • equals

      public final boolean equals(Object other)
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object

    • hashCode

      public final int hashCode()
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object

    • asLowercaseVariant

      public final DnsLabel asLowercaseVariant()

    • writeToBoas

      public final void writeToBoas(ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream)

    • compareTo

      public final int compareTo(DnsLabel other)
      Specified by:
      compareTo in interface Comparable<DnsLabel>

    • from

      public static DnsLabel from(String label)

    • from

      public static DnsLabel[] from(String[] labels)

    • isIdnAcePrefixed

      public static boolean isIdnAcePrefixed(String string)