MirBSD manpage: Pod::InputObjects(3p)


Pod::InputObjectsPerl Programmers Reference Pod::InputObjects(3p)

NAME

     Pod::InputObjects - objects representing POD input para-
     graphs, commands, etc.

SYNOPSIS

         use Pod::InputObjects;

REQUIRES

     perl5.004, Carp

EXPORTS

     Nothing.

DESCRIPTION

     This module defines some basic input objects used by
     Pod::Parser when reading and parsing POD text from an input
     source. The following objects are defined:

     package Pod::Paragraph
         An object corresponding to a paragraph of POD input
         text. It may be a plain paragraph, a verbatim paragraph,
         or a command paragraph (see perlpod).

     package Pod::InteriorSequence
         An object corresponding to an interior sequence command
         from the POD input text (see perlpod).

     package Pod::ParseTree
         An object corresponding to a tree of parsed POD text.
         Each "node" in a parse-tree (or ptree) is either a text-
         string or a reference to a Pod::InteriorSequence object.
         The nodes appear in the parse-tree in the order in which
         they were parsed from left-to-right.

     Each of these input objects are described in further detail
     in the sections which follow.

Pod::Paragraph
     An object representing a paragraph of POD input text. It has
     the following methods/attributes:

     Pod::Paragraph->new()

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             my $pod_para1 = Pod::Paragraph->new(-text => $text);
             my $pod_para2 = Pod::Paragraph->new(-name => $cmd,
                                                 -text => $text);
             my $pod_para3 = new Pod::Paragraph(-text => $text);
             my $pod_para4 = new Pod::Paragraph(-name => $cmd,
                                                -text => $text);
             my $pod_para5 = Pod::Paragraph->new(-name => $cmd,
                                                 -text => $text,
                                                 -file => $filename,
                                                 -line => $line_number);

     This is a class method that constructs a "Pod::Paragraph"
     object and returns a reference to the new paragraph object.
     It may be given one or two keyword arguments. The "-text"
     keyword indicates the corresponding text of the POD para-
     graph. The "-name" keyword indicates the name of the
     corresponding POD command, such as "head1" or "item" (it
     should not contain the "=" prefix); this is needed only if
     the POD paragraph corresponds to a command paragraph. The
     "-file" and "-line" keywords indicate the filename and line
     number corresponding to the beginning of the paragraph

     $pod_para->cmd_name()

             my $para_cmd = $pod_para->cmd_name();

     If this paragraph is a command paragraph, then this method
     will return the name of the command (without any leading "="
     prefix).

     $pod_para->text()

             my $para_text = $pod_para->text();

     This method will return the corresponding text of the para-
     graph.

     $pod_para->raw_text()

             my $raw_pod_para = $pod_para->raw_text();

     This method will return the raw text of the POD paragraph,
     exactly as it appeared in the input.

     $pod_para->cmd_prefix()

             my $prefix = $pod_para->cmd_prefix();

     If this paragraph is a command paragraph, then this method
     will return the prefix used to denote the command (which
     should be the string "=" or "==").

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     $pod_para->cmd_separator()

             my $separator = $pod_para->cmd_separator();

     If this paragraph is a command paragraph, then this method
     will return the text used to separate the command name from
     the rest of the paragraph (if any).

     $pod_para->parse_tree()

             my $ptree = $pod_parser->parse_text( $pod_para->text() );
             $pod_para->parse_tree( $ptree );
             $ptree = $pod_para->parse_tree();

     This method will get/set the corresponding parse-tree of the
     paragraph's text.

     $pod_para->file_line()

             my ($filename, $line_number) = $pod_para->file_line();
             my $position = $pod_para->file_line();

     Returns the current filename and line number for the para-
     graph object.  If called in a list context, it returns a
     list of two elements: first the filename, then the line
     number. If called in a scalar context, it returns a string
     containing the filename, followed by a colon (':'), followed
     by the line number.

Pod::InteriorSequence
     An object representing a POD interior sequence command. It
     has the following methods/attributes:

     Pod::InteriorSequence->new()

             my $pod_seq1 = Pod::InteriorSequence->new(-name => $cmd
                                                       -ldelim => $delimiter);
             my $pod_seq2 = new Pod::InteriorSequence(-name => $cmd,
                                                      -ldelim => $delimiter);
             my $pod_seq3 = new Pod::InteriorSequence(-name => $cmd,
                                                      -ldelim => $delimiter,
                                                      -file => $filename,
                                                      -line => $line_number);

             my $pod_seq4 = new Pod::InteriorSequence(-name => $cmd, $ptree);
             my $pod_seq5 = new Pod::InteriorSequence($cmd, $ptree);

     This is a class method that constructs a
     "Pod::InteriorSequence" object and returns a reference to
     the new interior sequence object. It should be given two
     keyword arguments.  The "-ldelim" keyword indicates the
     corresponding left-delimiter of the interior sequence (e.g.

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     '<'). The "-name" keyword indicates the name of the
     corresponding interior sequence command, such as "I" or "B"
     or "C". The "-file" and "-line" keywords indicate the
     filename and line number corresponding to the beginning of
     the interior sequence. If the $ptree argument is given, it
     must be the last argument, and it must be either string, or
     else an array-ref suitable for passing to
     Pod::ParseTree::new (or it may be a reference to a
     Pod::ParseTree object).

     $pod_seq->cmd_name()

             my $seq_cmd = $pod_seq->cmd_name();

     The name of the interior sequence command.

     $pod_seq->prepend()

             $pod_seq->prepend($text);
             $pod_seq1->prepend($pod_seq2);

     Prepends the given string or parse-tree or sequence object
     to the parse-tree of this interior sequence.

     $pod_seq->append()

             $pod_seq->append($text);
             $pod_seq1->append($pod_seq2);

     Appends the given string or parse-tree or sequence object to
     the parse-tree of this interior sequence.

     $pod_seq->nested()

             $outer_seq = $pod_seq->nested || print "not nested";

     If this interior sequence is nested inside of another inte-
     rior sequence, then the outer/parent sequence that contains
     it is returned. Otherwise "undef" is returned.

     $pod_seq->raw_text()

             my $seq_raw_text = $pod_seq->raw_text();

     This method will return the raw text of the POD interior
     sequence, exactly as it appeared in the input.

     $pod_seq->left_delimiter()

             my $ldelim = $pod_seq->left_delimiter();

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     The leftmost delimiter beginning the argument text to the
     interior sequence (should be "<").

     $pod_seq->right_delimiter()

     The rightmost delimiter beginning the argument text to the
     interior sequence (should be ">").

     $pod_seq->parse_tree()

             my $ptree = $pod_parser->parse_text($paragraph_text);
             $pod_seq->parse_tree( $ptree );
             $ptree = $pod_seq->parse_tree();

     This method will get/set the corresponding parse-tree of the
     interior sequence's text.

     $pod_seq->file_line()

             my ($filename, $line_number) = $pod_seq->file_line();
             my $position = $pod_seq->file_line();

     Returns the current filename and line number for the inte-
     rior sequence object.  If called in a list context, it
     returns a list of two elements: first the filename, then the
     line number. If called in a scalar context, it returns a
     string containing the filename, followed by a colon (':'),
     followed by the line number.

     Pod::InteriorSequence::DESTROY()

     This method performs any necessary cleanup for the
     interior-sequence. If you override this method then it is
     imperative that you invoke the parent method from within
     your own method, otherwise interior-sequence storage will
     not be reclaimed upon destruction!

Pod::ParseTree
     This object corresponds to a tree of parsed POD text. As POD
     text is scanned from left to right, it is parsed into an
     ordered list of text-strings and Pod::InteriorSequence
     objects (in order of appearance). A Pod::ParseTree object
     corresponds to this list of strings and sequences. Each
     interior sequence in the parse-tree may itself contain a
     parse-tree (since interior sequences may be nested).

     Pod::ParseTree->new()

             my $ptree1 = Pod::ParseTree->new;
             my $ptree2 = new Pod::ParseTree;
             my $ptree4 = Pod::ParseTree->new($array_ref);
             my $ptree3 = new Pod::ParseTree($array_ref);

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     This is a class method that constructs a "Pod::Parse_tree"
     object and returns a reference to the new parse-tree. If a
     single-argument is given, it must be a reference to an
     array, and is used to initialize the root (top) of the parse
     tree.

     $ptree->top()

             my $top_node = $ptree->top();
             $ptree->top( $top_node );
             $ptree->top( @children );

     This method gets/sets the top node of the parse-tree. If no
     arguments are given, it returns the topmost node in the tree
     (the root), which is also a Pod::ParseTree. If it is given a
     single argument that is a reference, then the reference is
     assumed to a parse-tree and becomes the new top node. Other-
     wise, if arguments are given, they are treated as the new
     list of children for the top node.

     $ptree->children()

     This method gets/sets the children of the top node in the
     parse-tree. If no arguments are given, it returns the list
     (array) of children (each of which should be either a string
     or a Pod::InteriorSequence. Otherwise, if arguments are
     given, they are treated as the new list of children for the
     top node.

     $ptree->prepend()

     This method prepends the given text or parse-tree to the
     current parse-tree. If the first item on the parse-tree is
     text and the argument is also text, then the text is
     prepended to the first item (not added as a separate
     string). Otherwise the argument is added as a new string or
     parse-tree before the current one.

     $ptree->append()

     This method appends the given text or parse-tree to the
     current parse-tree. If the last item on the parse-tree is
     text and the argument is also text, then the text is
     appended to the last item (not added as a separate string).
     Otherwise the argument is added as a new string or parse-
     tree after the current one.

     $ptree->raw_text()

             my $ptree_raw_text = $ptree->raw_text();

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     This method will return the raw text of the POD parse-tree
     exactly as it appeared in the input.

     Pod::ParseTree::DESTROY()

     This method performs any necessary cleanup for the
     parse-tree. If you override this method then it is impera-
     tive that you invoke the parent method from within your own
     method, otherwise parse-tree storage will not be reclaimed
     upon destruction!

SEE ALSO

     See Pod::Parser, Pod::Select

AUTHOR

     Please report bugs using <http://rt.cpan.org>.

     Brad Appleton <bradapp@enteract.com>

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