NAME
XML::Mini::TreeComponent - Perl implementation of the XML::Mini TreeComponent API.
SYNOPSIS
Don't use this class - only presents an interface for other derived classes.
DESCRIPTION
This class is only to be used as a base class for others.
It presents the minimal interface we can expect from any component in the XML hierarchy.
All methods of this base class simply return NULL except a little default functionality included in the parent() method.
Warning: This class is not to be instatiated. Derive and override.
parent [NEWPARENT]
The parent() method is used to get/set the element's parent.
If the NEWPARENT parameter is passed, sets the parent to NEWPARENT (NEWPARENT must be an instance of a class derived from XML::MiniTreeComponent)
Returns a reference to the parent XML::MiniTreeComponent if set, NULL otherwise.
toString [DEPTH]
Return a stringified version of the XML representing this component and all sub-components
dump
Debugging aid, dump returns a nicely formatted dump of the current structure of the XML::Mini::TreeComponent-derived object.
AUTHOR
LICENSE
XML::Mini::TreeComponent module, part of the XML::Mini XML parser/generator package.
Copyright (C) 2002 Patrick Deegan
All rights reserved
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
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. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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SEE ALSO
XML::Mini, XML::Mini::Document, XML::Mini::Element
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