XML::Writer::String(3pm)

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NAME

6       XML::Writer::String - Capture output from XML::Writer.
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SYNOPSIS

9         use XML::Writer;
10         use XML::Writer::String;
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12         my $s = XML::Writer::String->new();
13         my $writer = new XML::Writer( OUTPUT => $s );
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15         $writer->xmlDecl();
16         $writer->startTag('root');
17         $writer->endTag();
18         $writer->end();
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20         print $s->value();
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DESCRIPTION

23       This module implements a bare-bones class specifically for the purpose
24       of capturing data from the XML::Writer module.  XML::Writer expects an
25       IO::Handle object and writes XML data to the specified object (or
26       STDOUT) via it's print() method.  This module simulates such an object
27       for the specific purpose of providing the required print() method.
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29       It is recommended that $writer->end() is called prior to calling
30       $s->value() to check for well-formedness.
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METHODS

33       XML::Writer::String provides three methods, new(), print() and value():
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35       "$s = XML::Writer::String-"new([list]);>
36           new() returns a new String handle.
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38       "$count = $s-"print([list]);>
39           print() appends concatenated list data and returns number of items
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42       "$val = $s-"value([list]);>
43           value() returns the current content of the object as a scalar.  It
44           can also be used to initialize/overwrite the current content with
45           concatenated list data.
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NOTES

48       This module is designed for the specific purpose of capturing the
49       output of XML::Writer objects, as described in this document.  It does
50       not inherit form IO::Handle.  For an alternative solution look at
51       IO::Scalar, IO::Lines, IO::String or Tie::Handle::Scalar.
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AUTHOR

54       Simon Oliver <simon.oliver@umist.ac.uk>
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COPYRIGHT

57       Copyright (C) 2002 Simon Oliver
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59       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
60       under the same terms as Perl itself.
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