Pod::Simple::PullParserStartToken

Section: Perl Programmers Reference Guide (3perl)
Updated: 2019-04-20
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NAME

Pod::Simple::PullParserStartToken -- start-tokens from Pod::Simple::PullParser

SYNOPSIS

(See Pod::Simple::PullParser)

DESCRIPTION

When you do $parser->get_token on a Pod::Simple::PullParser object, you might get an object of this class.

This is a subclass of Pod::Simple::PullParserToken and inherits all its methods, and adds these methods:

$token->tagname: This returns the tagname for this start-token object. For example, parsing a ``=head1 ...'' line will give you a start-token with the tagname of ``head1'', token(s) for its content, and then an end-token with the tagname of ``head1''.
$token->tagname(somestring): This changes the tagname for this start-token object. You probably won't need to do this.
$token->tag(...): A shortcut for $token->tagname(...)
$token->is_tag(somestring) or $token->is_tagname(somestring): These are shortcuts for "$token->tag() eq somestring"
$token->attr(attrname): This returns the value of the attrname attribute for this start-token object, or undef.
For example, parsing a L<Foo/``Bar''> link will produce a start-token with a ``to'' attribute with the value ``Foo'', a ``type'' attribute with the value ``pod'', and a ``section'' attribute with the value ``Bar''.
$token->attr(attrname, newvalue): This sets the attrname attribute for this start-token object to newvalue. You probably won't need to do this.
$token->attr_hash: This returns the hashref that is the attribute set for this start-token. This is useful if (for example) you want to ask what all the attributes are --- you can just do "keys %{$token->attr_hash}"

You're unlikely to ever need to construct an object of this class for yourself, but if you want to, call "Pod::Simple::PullParserStartToken->new( tagname, attrhash )"

SUPPORT

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This module is managed in an open GitHub repository, <https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple/>. Feel free to fork and contribute, or to clone <git://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple.git> and send patches!

Patches against Pod::Simple are welcome. Please send bug reports to <bug-pod-simple@rt.cpan.org>.

COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMERS

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

AUTHOR

Pod::Simple was created by Sean M. Burke <sburke@cpan.org>. But don't bother him, he's retired.

Pod::Simple is maintained by:

•: Allison Randal "allison@perl.org"
•: Hans Dieter Pearcey "hdp@cpan.org"
•: David E. Wheeler "dwheeler@cpan.org"