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

(See Pod::Simple::PullParser)

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 )

Pod::Simple::PullParserToken, Pod::Simple, Pod::Simple::Subclassing

Pod::Simple::PullParserToken, Pod::Simple, Pod::Simple::Subclassing

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

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Copyright (c) 2002 Sean M. Burke.

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.

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