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NAME

XML2 - Perl extension for generating Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) documents

VERSION

Version 1.01, 01 May, 2006

DESCRIPTION

SVG is a 100% Perl module which generates a nested data structure containing the DOM representation of an SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) image. Using SVG, you can generate SVG objects, embed other SVG instances into it, access the DOM object, create and access javascript, and generate SMIL animation content.

The original module SVG.pm was rewritten to provide OO APIs to the SVG elements, OO access to their Attributes and to seperate out the SVG document from the SVG element.

METHODS

new

$xml = XML2->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 Standalone

INTERNAL 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),XML2,XML2::Parser http://www.w3c.org/Graphics/SVG/ SVG at the W3C