SoftLayer_Dns_Domain_ResourceRecord_AType is a SoftLayer_Dns_Domain_ResourceRecord object whose ''type'' property is set to 'a' and defines a DNS A record on a SoftLayer hosted domain. An A record directs a host name to an IP address. For instance if the A record for 'host.example.org' points to the IP address 10.0.0.1 then the ''host'' property for the A record equals 'host' and the ''data'' property equals '10.0.0.1'.