NAME
XML::DOM2 - DOM controlled, strict XML module for extentable xml objects.
VERSION
Version 0.03, 12 July, 2006
DESCRIPTION
XML::DOM2 is yet _another_ perl XML module.
Features:
* DOM Level2 Compilence in both document, elements and attributes
* NameSpace control for elements and attributes
* XPath (it's just one small method once you have a good DOM)
* Extendability:
* Document, Element or Attribute classes can be used as base class for other
kinds of document, element or attribute.
* Element and Attribute Handler allows element specific child elements and attribute objects.
* Element and Attribute serialisation overiding.
* Parsing with SAX (use XML::SAX::PurePerl for low dependancy installs)
* Internal serialisationMETHODS
new
$xml = XML::DOM2->new( -file = [xmlfilename], -data = [xmldata], %options );
Create a new xml object, it will parse a file or data if required or will await creation of nodes.
parseDocument
Parse existing xml data into a document.
xmlify (alias: to_xml render, serialize, serialise)
$string = $xml->xmlify(%attributes);
Returns xml representation of xml document.
extention
$extention = $xml->extention;
Does not work, legacy option maybe enabled in later versions.
options
namespace - Default document name space
name - Document localName
doctype - Document Type object
version - XML Version
encoding - XML Encoding
standalone - XML StandaloneINTERNAL METHODS
_serialise_doctype
$xml->_serialise_doctype( seperator => "\n" );
Returns the document type in an xml header form.
_serialise_extention
$xml->_serialise_extention( seperator => "\n" );
Returns the document extentions.
_serialise_header
$xml->_serialise_header( );
The XML header, with version, encoding and standalone options.
_element_handle
$xml->_element_handle( $type, %element-options );
Returns an XML element based on $type, use to extentd element capabilties.
_document_name
$xml->_document_name;
Returns the doctype name or 'xml' as default, can be extended.
_credit_comment
$xml->_credit_comment;
Returns the comment credit used in the output
AUTHOR
Martin Owens, doctormo@cpan.org
CREDITS
Based on SVG.pm by Ronan Oger, ronan@roasp.com
SEE ALSO
perl(1),XML::DOM2,XML::DOM2::Parser http://www.w3c.org/Graphics/SVG/ SVG at the W3C