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WWW-CIA-0.01
/ WWW::CIA::Source

NAME

WWW::CIA::Source - a base class for WWW::CIA sources

SYNOPSIS

use WWW::CIA::Source;
my $source = WWW::CIA::Source->new();

DESCRIPTION

WWW::CIA::Source is a base class for WWW::CIA sources, such as WWW::CIA::Source::DBM and WWW::CIA::Source::Web.

It could be used as a source in its own right, but it won't get you very far.

METHODS

new()

This method creates a new WWW::CIA::Source object. It takes no arguments.

value($country_code, $field)

Retrieve a value. Always returns undef.

all($country_code)

Retrieve all fields and values. Always returns an empty hashref.

AUTHOR

Ian Malpass (ian@indecorous.com)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2003, Ian Malpass

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

The CIA World Factbook's copyright information page (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/contributor_copyright.html) states:

The Factbook is in the public domain. Accordingly, it may be copied
freely without permission of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

SEE ALSO

WWW::CIA, WWW::CIA::Parser, WWW::CIA::Source::DBM, WWW::CIA::Source::Web