HTML::DOM, version 0.048

HTML::DOM is a Perl implementation of the HTML Document Object Model

This is an alpha release. So far, the level-2 core, HTML and event DOM interfaces have been implemented, and some of the level-2 style sheet interfaces.

RECENT CHANGES

See the Changes file for the long version.

0.048

Bug fix: Area elements now trigger a DOMActivate event when the click method is called. (This means that a default event handler for links gets called with area elements, as well as â€^~aâ€^TM elements.)

0.047

Bug fix: Implicitly-closed forms were being associated with inputs in subsequent forms, resulting in there being two forms that contain the same input element in their ->elements and ->inputs arrays (RT #65363).

0.046

Bug fixes:
• Setting innerHTML and calling the insertAdjacent* methods now cause node lists and collections to be updated. • Checking a radio button now causes other radio buttons in the same group to become unchecked.

TO DO

• Finish Level 2 CSS support
• outerHTML/innerText?
• Other DOM interfaces (the rest of level 2, and level 3)
• HTML 5 stuff
• Write more complete documentation
• Write more tests
• Finishing checking for memory leaks (run all tests under Devel::Leak::Object)

INSTALLATION

The easiest way to install this module is to use the CPAN module or the cpan script:

[sudo] perl -MCPAN -e "install HTML::DOM"

[sudo] cpan HTML::DOM

Or you can use the following:

perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
[sudo] make install

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires perl 5.8.3 or higher and the following Perl modules:

• Scalar::Util 1.14 or later
• Exporter 5.57 or later
• HTML::TreeBuilder and HTML::Element (both part of the HTML::Tree distribution)
• URI
• LWP 1.13 or later
• CSS::DOM 0.07 or later
• HTML::Encoding is required if the parse_file method is to be used.
• Tie::RefHash::Weak 0.08 or higher, if you are using perl 5.8.x

DOCUMENTATION

After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

perldoc HTML::DOM

Or try using man (it's faster, in my experience):

man HTML::DOM

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2007-11 Father Chrysostomos

This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as perl.