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6 PPI::Document::Normalized - A normalized Perl Document
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9 A "Normalized Document" object is the result of the normalization
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13 The object contains a version stamp and function list for the version
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17 Typically, the Document object will have been mangled by the
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21 Put simply, never use the Document object after normalization. YOU
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24 The object is designed the way it is to provide a bias towards false
25 negatives. A comparison between two ::Normalized object will only
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32 Please note that this is done for security purposes, as there are many
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38 The "new" method is intended for use only by the PPI::Normal class, and
39 to get ::Normalized objects, you are highly recommended to use either
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73 Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>
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76 Copyright 2005 - 2011 Adam Kennedy.
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78 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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81 The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included
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