1XML::PatAct::Amsterdam(U3s)er Contributed Perl DocumentatXiMoLn::PatAct::Amsterdam(3)
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6 XML::PatAct::Amsterdam - An action module for simplistic style-sheets
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9 use XML::PatAct::Amsterdam;
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15 my $matcher = XML::PatAct::Amsterdam->new( I<OPTIONS> );
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18 XML::PatAct::Amsterdam is a PerlSAX handler for applying pattern-action
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20 simple style sheet to an instance and outputs the result. Amsterdam
21 gets it's name from the Amsterdam SGML Parser (ASP) which inspired this
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24 CAUTION: Amsterdam is a very simple style module, you will run into
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28 New XML::PatAct::Amsterdam instances are creating by calling `new()'.
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61 ``Using PatAct Modules'' and ``Creating PatAct Modules'' in libxml-
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