1Pod::ParseUtils(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Pod::ParseUtils(3)
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6 Pod::ParseUtils - helpers for POD parsing and conversion
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9 use Pod::ParseUtils;
10 my $list = new Pod::List;
12 my $link = Pod::Hyperlink->new('Pod::Parser');
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15 NOTE: This module is considered legacy; modern Perl releases (5.31.1
16 and higher) are going to remove Pod-Parser from core and use
17 Pod::Simple for all things POD.
18 Pod::ParseUtils contains a few object-oriented helper packages for POD
20 parsing and processing (i.e. in POD formatters and translators).
21 Pod::List
23 Pod::List can be used to hold information about POD lists (written as
24 =over ... =item ... =back) for further processing. The following
25 methods are available:
26 Pod::List->new()
28 Create a new list object. Properties may be specified through a
29 hash reference like this:
30 my $list = Pod::List->new({ -start => $., -indent => 4 });
32 See the individual methods/properties for details.
34 $list->file()
36 Without argument, retrieves the file name the list is in. This must
37 have been set before by either specifying -file in the new() method
38 or by calling the file() method with a scalar argument.
39 $list->start()
41 Without argument, retrieves the line number where the list started.
42 This must have been set before by either specifying -start in the
43 new() method or by calling the start() method with a scalar
44 argument.
45 $list->indent()
47 Without argument, retrieves the indent level of the list as
48 specified in "=over n". This must have been set before by either
49 specifying -indent in the new() method or by calling the indent()
50 method with a scalar argument.
51 $list->type()
53 Without argument, retrieves the list type, which can be an
54 arbitrary value, e.g. "OL", "UL", ... when thinking the HTML way.
55 This must have been set before by either specifying -type in the
56 new() method or by calling the type() method with a scalar
57 argument.
58 $list->rx()
60 Without argument, retrieves a regular expression for simplifying
61 the individual item strings once the list type has been determined.
62 Usage: E.g. when converting to HTML, one might strip the leading
63 number in an ordered list as "<OL>" already prints numbers itself.
64 This must have been set before by either specifying -rx in the
65 new() method or by calling the rx() method with a scalar argument.
66 $list->item()
68 Without argument, retrieves the array of the items in this list.
69 The items may be represented by any scalar. If an argument has
70 been given, it is pushed on the list of items.
71 $list->parent()
73 Without argument, retrieves information about the parent holding
74 this list, which is represented as an arbitrary scalar. This must
75 have been set before by either specifying -parent in the new()
76 method or by calling the parent() method with a scalar argument.
77 $list->tag()
79 Without argument, retrieves information about the list tag, which
80 can be any scalar. This must have been set before by either
81 specifying -tag in the new() method or by calling the tag() method
82 with a scalar argument.
83 Pod::Hyperlink
85 Pod::Hyperlink is a class for manipulation of POD hyperlinks. Usage:
86 my $link = Pod::Hyperlink->new('alternative text|page/"section in page"');
88 The Pod::Hyperlink class is mainly designed to parse the contents of
90 the "L<...>" sequence, providing a simple interface for accessing the
91 different parts of a POD hyperlink for further processing. It can also
92 be used to construct hyperlinks.
93 Pod::Hyperlink->new()
95 The new() method can either be passed a set of key/value pairs or a
96 single scalar value, namely the contents of a "L<...>" sequence. An
97 object of the class "Pod::Hyperlink" is returned. The value "undef"
98 indicates a failure, the error message is stored in $@.
99 $link->parse($string)
101 This method can be used to (re)parse a (new) hyperlink, i.e. the
102 contents of a "L<...>" sequence. The result is stored in the
103 current object. Warnings are stored in the warnings property.
104 E.g. sections like "L<open(2)>" are deprecated, as they do not
105 point to Perl documents. "L<DBI::foo(3p)>" is wrong as well, the
106 manpage section can simply be dropped.
107 $link->markup($string)
109 Set/retrieve the textual value of the link. This string contains
110 special markers "P<>" and "Q<>" that should be expanded by the
111 translator's interior sequence expansion engine to the formatter-
112 specific code to highlight/activate the hyperlink. The details have
113 to be implemented in the translator.
114 $link->text()
116 This method returns the textual representation of the hyperlink as
117 above, but without markers (read only). Depending on the link type
118 this is one of the following alternatives (the + and * denote the
119 portions of the text that are marked up):
120 +perl+ L<perl>
122 *$|* in +perlvar+ L<perlvar/$|>
123 *OPTIONS* in +perldoc+ L<perldoc/"OPTIONS">
124 *DESCRIPTION* L<"DESCRIPTION">
125 $link->warning()
127 After parsing, this method returns any warnings encountered during
128 the parsing process.
129 $link->file()
131 $link->line()
132 Just simple slots for storing information about the line and the
133 file the link was encountered in. Has to be filled in manually.
134 $link->page()
136 This method sets or returns the POD page this link points to.
137 $link->node()
139 As above, but the destination node text of the link.
140 $link->alttext()
142 Sets or returns an alternative text specified in the link.
143 $link->type()
145 The node type, either "section" or "item". As an unofficial type,
146 there is also "hyperlink", derived from e.g. "L<http://perl.com>"
147 $link->link()
149 Returns the link as contents of "L<>". Reciprocal to parse().
150 Pod::Cache
152 Pod::Cache holds information about a set of POD documents, especially
153 the nodes for hyperlinks. The following methods are available:
154 Pod::Cache->new()
156 Create a new cache object. This object can hold an arbitrary number
157 of POD documents of class Pod::Cache::Item.
158 $cache->item()
160 Add a new item to the cache. Without arguments, this method returns
161 a list of all cache elements.
162 $cache->find_page($name)
164 Look for a POD document named $name in the cache. Returns the
165 reference to the corresponding Pod::Cache::Item object or undef if
166 not found.
167 Pod::Cache::Item
169 Pod::Cache::Item holds information about individual POD documents, that
170 can be grouped in a Pod::Cache object. It is intended to hold
171 information about the hyperlink nodes of POD documents. The following
172 methods are available:
173 Pod::Cache::Item->new()
175 Create a new object.
176 $cacheitem->page()
178 Set/retrieve the POD document name (e.g. "Pod::Parser").
179 $cacheitem->description()
181 Set/retrieve the POD short description as found in the "=head1
182 NAME" section.
183 $cacheitem->path()
185 Set/retrieve the POD file storage path.
186 $cacheitem->file()
188 Set/retrieve the POD file name.
189 $cacheitem->nodes()
191 Add a node (or a list of nodes) to the document's node list. Note
192 that the order is kept, i.e. start with the first node and end with
193 the last. If no argument is given, the current list of nodes is
194 returned in the same order the nodes have been added. A node can
195 be any scalar, but usually is a pair of node string and unique id
196 for the "find_node" method to work correctly.
197 $cacheitem->find_node($name)
199 Look for a node or index entry named $name in the object. Returns
200 the unique id of the node (i.e. the second element of the array
201 stored in the node array) or undef if not found.
202 $cacheitem->idx()
204 Add an index entry (or a list of them) to the document's index
205 list. Note that the order is kept, i.e. start with the first node
206 and end with the last. If no argument is given, the current list
207 of index entries is returned in the same order the entries have
208 been added. An index entry can be any scalar, but usually is a
209 pair of string and unique id.
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212 Please report bugs using <http://rt.cpan.org>.
213 Marek Rouchal <marekr@cpan.org>, borrowing a lot of things from pod2man
215 and pod2roff as well as other POD processing tools by Tom Christiansen,
216 Brad Appleton and Russ Allbery.
217 Pod::ParseUtils is part of the Pod::Parser distribution.
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221 pod2man, pod2roff, Pod::Parser, Pod::Checker, pod2html
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