java.lang.Object
- org.minidns.dnsmessage.DnsMessage

```
public class DnsMessage
extends Object
```
A DNS message as defined by RFC 1035. The message consists of a header and 4 sections: question, answer, nameserver and addition resource record section. A message can either be parsed (DnsMessage(byte[])) or serialized (toArray()).

See Also:

RFC 1035

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`DnsMessage.Builder`
`static class`	`DnsMessage.OPCODE`	Symbolic DNS Opcode values.
`static class`	`DnsMessage.RESPONSE_CODE`	Possible DNS response codes.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`List<Record<? extends Data>>`	`additionalSection`	The additional section.
`List<Record<? extends Data>>`	`answerSection`	The answers section records.
`boolean`	`authenticData`	True if the server regarded the response as authentic.
`boolean`	`authoritativeAnswer`	True if this is a authorative response.
`List<Record<? extends Data>>`	`authoritySection`	The Authority Section.
`boolean`	`checkingDisabled`	True if the server should not perform DNSSEC validation before returning the result.
`int`	`id`	The DNS message id.
`DnsMessage.OPCODE`	`opcode`	The DNS message opcode.
`int`	`optRrPosition`
`boolean`	`qr`	The QR flag of the DNS message header.
`List<Question>`	`questions`	The question section content.
`long`	`receiveTimestamp`	The receive timestamp.
`boolean`	`recursionAvailable`	True if recursion is possible.
`boolean`	`recursionDesired`	True if the server should recurse.
`DnsMessage.RESPONSE_CODE`	`responseCode`	The response code of this dns message.
`boolean`	`truncated`	True if message is truncated.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

DnsMessage(byte[] data)
Build a DNS Message based on a binary DNS message.

protected DnsMessage(DnsMessage.Builder builder)

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DnsMessage.Builder`	`asBuilder()`
`DatagramPacket`	`asDatagram(InetAddress address, int port)`
`DnsMessage`	`asNormalizedVersion()`
`String`	`asTerminalOutput()`	Format the DnsMessage object in a way suitable for terminal output.
`static DnsMessage.Builder`	`builder()`
`List<Record<? extends Data>>`	`copyAnswers()`	Copy the records found in the answer section into a new list.
`List<Record<? extends Data>>`	`copyAuthority()`	Copy the records found in the authority section into a new list.
`List<Question>`	`copyQuestions()`	Copy the questions found in the question section.
`boolean`	`equals(Object other)`
`<D extends Data> List<Record<D>>`	`filterAdditionalSectionBy(Class<D> type)`
`<D extends Data> List<Record<D>>`	`filterAnswerSectionBy(Class<D> type)`
`<D extends Data> List<Record<D>>`	`filterAuthoritySectionBy(Class<D> type)`
`<D extends Data> Set<D>`	`getAnswersFor(Question q)`
`long`	`getAnswersMinTtl()`	Get the minimum TTL from all answers in seconds.
`Edns`	`getEdns()`
`<D extends Data> Record<D>`	`getFirstOfTypeFromAdditionalSection(Class<D> type)`
`<D extends Data> Record<D>`	`getFirstOfTypeFromAnswerSection(Class<D> type)`
`<D extends Data> Record<D>`	`getFirstOfTypeFromAuthoritySection(Class<D> type)`
`ByteBuffer`	`getInByteBuffer()`
`Record<OPT>`	`getOptPseudoRecord()`
`Question`	`getQuestion()`
`DnsMessage.Builder`	`getResponseBuilder(DnsMessage.RESPONSE_CODE responseCode)`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isDnssecOk()`	Check if the EDNS DO (DNSSEC OK) flag is set.
`byte[]`	`toArray()`	Generate a binary dns packet out of this message.
`String`	`toString()`
`void`	`writeTo(OutputStream outputStream)`
`void`	`writeTo(OutputStream outputStream, boolean writeLength)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - id
```
public final int id
```
    The DNS message id.
  - opcode
```
public final DnsMessage.OPCODE opcode
```
    The DNS message opcode.
  - responseCode
```
public final DnsMessage.RESPONSE_CODE responseCode
```
    The response code of this dns message.
  - qr
```
public final boolean qr
```
    The QR flag of the DNS message header. Note that this will be true if the message is a response and false if it is a query.
    
    See Also:
    
    RFC 1035 § 4.1.1
  - authoritativeAnswer
```
public final boolean authoritativeAnswer
```
    True if this is a authorative response. If set, the responding nameserver is an authority for the domain name in the question section. Note that the answer section may have multiple owner names because of aliases. This flag corresponds to the name which matches the query name, or the first owner name in the query section.
    
    See Also:
    
    RFC 1035 § 4.1.1. Header section format
  - truncated
```
public final boolean truncated
```
    True if message is truncated. Then TCP should be used.
  - recursionDesired
```
public final boolean recursionDesired
```
    True if the server should recurse.
  - recursionAvailable
```
public final boolean recursionAvailable
```
    True if recursion is possible.
  - authenticData
```
public final boolean authenticData
```
    True if the server regarded the response as authentic.
  - checkingDisabled
```
public final boolean checkingDisabled
```
    True if the server should not perform DNSSEC validation before returning the result.
  - questions
```
public final List<Question> questions
```
    The question section content. Usually there will be only one question.
    This list is unmodifiable.
  - answerSection
```
public final List<Record<? extends Data>> answerSection
```
    The answers section records. Note that it is not guaranteed that all records found in this section will be direct answers to the question in the query. If DNSSEC is used, then this section also contains the RRSIG record.
    This list is unmodifiable.
  - authoritySection
```
public final List<Record<? extends Data>> authoritySection
```
    The Authority Section. Note that it is not guaranteed that this section only contains nameserver records. If DNSSEC is used, then this section could also contain a NSEC(3) record.
    This list is unmodifiable.
  - additionalSection
```
public final List<Record<? extends Data>> additionalSection
```
    The additional section. It eventually contains RRs which relate to the query.
    This list is unmodifiable.
  - optRrPosition
```
public final int optRrPosition
```
  - receiveTimestamp
```
public final long receiveTimestamp
```
    The receive timestamp. Set only if this message was created via parse. This should be used to evaluate TTLs.
- Constructor Detail
  - DnsMessage
```
protected DnsMessage(DnsMessage.Builder builder)
```
  - DnsMessage
```
public DnsMessage(byte[] data)
           throws IOException
```
    Build a DNS Message based on a binary DNS message.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The DNS message data.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - On read errors.
- Method Detail
  - toArray
```
public byte[] toArray()
```
    Generate a binary dns packet out of this message.
    
    Returns:
    
    byte[] the binary representation.
  - asDatagram
```
public DatagramPacket asDatagram(InetAddress address,
                                 int port)
```
  - writeTo
```
public void writeTo(OutputStream outputStream)
             throws IOException
```
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeTo
```
public void writeTo(OutputStream outputStream,
                    boolean writeLength)
             throws IOException
```
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getInByteBuffer
```
public ByteBuffer getInByteBuffer()
```
  - getQuestion
```
public Question getQuestion()
```
  - copyQuestions
```
public List<Question> copyQuestions()
```
    Copy the questions found in the question section.
    
    Returns:
    
    a copy of the question section questions.
    
    See Also:
    
    questions
  - copyAnswers
```
public List<Record<? extends Data>> copyAnswers()
```
    Copy the records found in the answer section into a new list.
    
    Returns:
    
    a copy of the answer section records.
    
    See Also:
    
    answerSection
  - copyAuthority
```
public List<Record<? extends Data>> copyAuthority()
```
    Copy the records found in the authority section into a new list.
    
    Returns:
    
    a copy of the authority section records.
    
    See Also:
    
    authoritySection
  - getEdns
```
public Edns getEdns()
```
  - getOptPseudoRecord
```
public Record<OPT> getOptPseudoRecord()
```
  - isDnssecOk
```
public boolean isDnssecOk()
```
    Check if the EDNS DO (DNSSEC OK) flag is set.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the DO flag is set.
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - asTerminalOutput
```
public String asTerminalOutput()
```
    Format the DnsMessage object in a way suitable for terminal output. The format is loosely based on the output provided by dig.
    
    Returns:
    
    This message as a String suitable for terminal output.
  - getAnswersFor
```
public <D extends Data> Set<D> getAnswersFor(Question q)
```
  - getAnswersMinTtl
```
public long getAnswersMinTtl()
```
    Get the minimum TTL from all answers in seconds.
    
    Returns:
    
    the minimum TTL from all answers in seconds.
  - asBuilder
```
public DnsMessage.Builder asBuilder()
```
  - asNormalizedVersion
```
public DnsMessage asNormalizedVersion()
```
  - getResponseBuilder
```
public DnsMessage.Builder getResponseBuilder(DnsMessage.RESPONSE_CODE responseCode)
```
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - filterAnswerSectionBy
```
public <D extends Data> List<Record<D>> filterAnswerSectionBy(Class<D> type)
```
  - filterAuthoritySectionBy
```
public <D extends Data> List<Record<D>> filterAuthoritySectionBy(Class<D> type)
```
  - filterAdditionalSectionBy
```
public <D extends Data> List<Record<D>> filterAdditionalSectionBy(Class<D> type)
```
  - getFirstOfTypeFromAnswerSection
```
public <D extends Data> Record<D> getFirstOfTypeFromAnswerSection(Class<D> type)
```
  - getFirstOfTypeFromAuthoritySection
```
public <D extends Data> Record<D> getFirstOfTypeFromAuthoritySection(Class<D> type)
```
  - getFirstOfTypeFromAdditionalSection
```
public <D extends Data> Record<D> getFirstOfTypeFromAdditionalSection(Class<D> type)
```
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object other)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - builder
```
public static DnsMessage.Builder builder()
```

Modifier	Constructor	Description
	`DnsMessage(byte[] data)`	Build a DNS Message based on a binary DNS message.
`protected`	`DnsMessage(DnsMessage.Builder builder)`

Class DnsMessage

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

id

opcode

responseCode

qr

authoritativeAnswer

truncated

recursionDesired

recursionAvailable

authenticData

checkingDisabled

questions

answerSection

authoritySection

additionalSection

optRrPosition

receiveTimestamp

Constructor Detail

DnsMessage

DnsMessage

Method Detail

toArray

asDatagram

writeTo

writeTo

getInByteBuffer

getQuestion

copyQuestions

copyAnswers

copyAuthority

getEdns

getOptPseudoRecord

isDnssecOk

toString

asTerminalOutput

getAnswersFor

getAnswersMinTtl

asBuilder

asNormalizedVersion

getResponseBuilder

hashCode

filterAnswerSectionBy

filterAuthoritySectionBy

filterAdditionalSectionBy

getFirstOfTypeFromAnswerSection

getFirstOfTypeFromAuthoritySection

getFirstOfTypeFromAdditionalSection

equals

builder