```{index} single: DBM_Filter::encode ``` # DBM_Filter::encode DBM\_Filter::encode - filter for DBM\_Filter ## SYNOPSIS ```perl 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 ```perl $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](../DBM_Filter.md), [perldbmfilter](https://perldoc.perl.org/perldbmfilter), [Encode](../Encode.md) ## AUTHOR Paul Marquess pmqs@cpan.org