Pod::InputObjects − objects representing POD input paragraphs, commands, etc.
use Pod::InputObjects;
perl5.004, Carp
Nothing.
NOTE: This module is considered legacy; modern Perl releases (5.31.1 and higher) are going to remove Pod-Parser from core and use Pod::Simple for all things POD.
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.
An object representing a paragraph of POD input text. It has the following methods/attributes:
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 paragraph. 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
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).
my $para_text = $pod_para−>text();
This method will return the corresponding text of the paragraph.
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.
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 "==").
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).
my $ptree =
$pod_parser−>parse_text( $pod_para−>text()
);
$pod_para−>parse_tree( $ptree );
$ptree = $pod_para−>parse_tree();
This method will get/set the corresponding parse-tree of the paragraph’s text.
my ($filename,
$line_number) = $pod_para−>file_line();
my $position = $pod_para−>file_line();
Returns the current filename and line number for the paragraph 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.
An object representing a POD interior sequence command. It has the following methods/attributes:
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. ’<’). 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).
my $seq_cmd = $pod_seq−>cmd_name();
The name of the interior sequence command.
$pod_seq−>prepend($text);
$pod_seq1−>prepend($pod_seq2);
Prepends the given string or parse-tree or sequence object to the parse-tree of this interior sequence.
$pod_seq−>append($text);
$pod_seq1−>append($pod_seq2);
Appends the given string or parse-tree or sequence object to the parse-tree of this interior sequence.
$outer_seq = $pod_seq−>nested || print "not nested";
If this interior sequence is nested inside of another interior sequence, then the outer/parent sequence that contains it is returned. Otherwise "undef" is returned.
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.
my $ldelim = $pod_seq−>left_delimiter();
The leftmost delimiter beginning the argument text to the interior sequence (should be "<").
The rightmost delimiter beginning the argument text to the interior sequence (should be ">").
my $ptree =
$pod_parser−>parse_text($paragraph_text);
$pod_seq−>parse_tree( $ptree );
$ptree = $pod_seq−>parse_tree();
This method will get/set the corresponding parse-tree of the interior sequence’s text.
my ($filename,
$line_number) = $pod_seq−>file_line();
my $position = $pod_seq−>file_line();
Returns the current filename and line number for the interior 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.
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!
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).
my $ptree1 =
Pod::ParseTree−>new;
my $ptree2 = new Pod::ParseTree;
my $ptree4 = Pod::ParseTree−>new($array_ref);
my $ptree3 = new Pod::ParseTree($array_ref);
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.
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. Otherwise, if arguments are given, they are treated as the new list of children for the top node.
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.
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.
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.
my $ptree_raw_text = $ptree−>raw_text();
This method will return the raw text of the POD parse-tree exactly as it appeared in the input.
This method performs any necessary cleanup for the parse-tree. If you override this method then it is imperative that you invoke the parent method from within your own method, otherwise parse-tree storage will not be reclaimed upon destruction!
Pod::InputObjects is part of the Pod::Parser distribution.
See Pod::Parser, Pod::Select
Please report bugs using <http://rt.cpan.org>.
Brad Appleton <[email protected]>