---
name: "DBM_Filter::encode"
section: "3p"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/DBM_Filter::encode"
---

# DBM\_Filter::encode(3p)

filter for DBM\_Filter

## 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