DBM_Filter::encode(3)

NAME
DBM_Filter::encode - filter for DBM_Filter

SYNOPSIS
    use SDBM_File; # or DB_File, GDBM_File, NDBM_File, ODBM_File
    use DBM_Filter ;

    $db = tie %hash, ...
    $db->Filter_Push('encode' => 'iso-8859-16');

DESCRIPTION
This DBM filter allows you to choose the character encoding will be store in the DBM file. The usage is

    $db->Filter_Push('encode' => ENCODING);

where "ENCODING" must be a valid encoding name that the Encode module recognises.

A fatal error will be thrown if:

1.  The Encode module is not available.

2.  The encoding requested is not supported by the Encode module.

SEE ALSO
DBM_Filter, perldbmfilter, Encode

AUTHOR
Paul Marquess pmqs@cpan.org