---
name: "MIME::Field::ConTraEnc"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-mime-tools"
version: "5.518-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/MIME::Field::ConTraEnc"
---

# MIME::Field::ConTraEnc(3pm)

a "Content-transfer-encoding" field

## NAME

MIME::Field::ConTraEnc - a "Content-transfer-encoding" field

## DESCRIPTION

A subclass of Mail::Field.

*Don't use this class directly... its name may change in the future!* Instead, ask Mail::Field for new instances based on the field name!

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Mail::Field;
    use MIME::Head;
    # Create an instance from some text:
    $field = Mail::Field->new('Content-transfer-encoding', '7bit');
    # Get the encoding.
    #    Possible values: 'binary', '7bit', '8bit', 'quoted-printable',
    #    'base64' and '' (unspecified).  Note that there can't be a
    #    single default for this, since it depends on the content type!
    $encoding = $field->encoding;
```

## SEE ALSO

MIME::Field::ParamVal, Mail::Field

## AUTHOR

Eryq (*eryq@zeegee.com*), ZeeGee Software Inc (*http://www.zeegee.com*). Dianne Skoll (dianne@skoll.ca)