Record objects are embodiments of LDAP operations. They possess a DN, a change type (LDAP_MOD_ADD, LDAP_MOD_DELETE or LDAP_MOD_REPLACE [any of which can be logically AND‘ed with LDAP_MOD_BVALUES]), a hash of attributes and value arrays, a hash of modification operations (useful only when the change type is LDAP_MOD_REPLACE) and an array of LDAP controls.

The Record class’s primary use is as a transitional medium for LDIF operations parsed by the LDAP::LDIF module. You are unlikely to want to use it in application code.