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Gedcom-1.05
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/ Gedcom::Grammar

NAME

Gedcom::Grammar - a class to manipulate Gedcom grammars

Version 1.05 - 20th July 1999

SYNOPSIS

use Gedcom::Grammar;

my $st = $grammar->structures("GEDCOM")
my $sgr = $grammar->child("DATE")
my @children = $grammar->valid_children

DESCRIPTION

A selection of subroutines to handle the grammar of a gedcom file.

Derived from Gedcom::Item.

HASH MEMBERS

Some of the more important hash members are:

$grammar->{top}

The top of the grammar tree.

$grammar->{top}{structures}

A reference to a hash mapping the names of all structures to the grammar objects.

METHODS

structures

my $st = $grammar->structures("GEDCOM")

Return the grammar item of the specified structure, if it exists, or undef.

child

my $sgr = $grammar->child("DATE")

Return the grammar item of the specified child, if it exists, or undef.

min

my $min = $grammar->min

Return the minimum permissible number of $grammar items

max

my $max = $grammar->max

Return the maximum permissible number of $grammar items

children

my @children = $grammar->children

Return a list of tags of the grammar's children

valid_children

my @children = $grammar->valid_children

Return a hash detailing all the valid children of the grammar item. The key is the tag of the child and the value is another hash with three members:

grammar => the child grammar
min     => the minimum permissible number of these children
max     => the maximum permissible number of these children