NAME

PYX::Utils - A perl module for PYX common utilities.

SYNOPSIS

use PYX::Utils;

my $decoded_text = decode($text);
my $encoded_text = encode($text);
my $decoded_text = entity_decode($text);
my $encoded_text = entity_encode($text);

SUBROUTINES

decode

my $decoded_text = decode($text);

Decode characters. Currently decode newline to '\n'.

Returns decoded text.

encode

my $encoded_text = encode($text);

Encode characters. Currently encode '\n' to newline.

Returns encoded text.

entity_decode

my $decoded_text = entity_decode($text);

Decode entities.

'&lt;' => '<'
'&amp;' => '&'
'&quot;' => '"'

Returns decoded text.

entity_encode

my $encoded_text = entity_encode($text);

Encode some chars for HTML/XML/SGML. Currenctly encode these characters:

'<' => '&lt;'
'&' => '&amp;'
'"' => '&quot;'

Returns encoded text.

EXAMPLE1

use strict;
use warnings;

use PYX::Utils qw(decode);

# Text.
my $text = "foo\nbar";

# Decode.
my $decoded_text = decode($text);

# Print to output.
print "Text: $text\n";
print "Decoded text: $decoded_text\n";

# Output:
# Text: foo
# bar
# Decoded text: foo\nbar

EXAMPLE2

use strict;
use warnings;

use PYX::Utils qw(encode);

# Text.
my $text = 'foo\nbar';

# Encode text.
my $encoded_text = encode($text);

# Print to output.
print "Text: $text\n";
print "Encoded text: $encoded_text\n";

# Output:
# Text: foo\nbar
# Encoded text: foo
# bar

EXAMPLE3

use strict;
use warnings;

use PYX::Utils qw(entity_decode);

# Text.
my $text = 'foo<&"bar';

# Decode entities.
my $decoded_text = entity_decode($text);

# Print to output.
print "Text: $text\n";
print "Decoded entities: $decoded_text\n";

# Output:
# Text: foo<&"bar
# Decoded entities: foo<&"bar

EXAMPLE4

use strict;
use warnings;

use PYX::Utils qw(entity_encode);

# Text.
my $text = 'foo<&"bar';

# Encode entities.
my $encoded_text = entity_encode($text);

# Print to output.
print "Text: $text\n";
print "Encoded text: $encoded_text\n";

# Output:
# Text: foo<&"bar
# Encoded text: foo&lt;&amp;&quot;bar

DEPENDENCIES

Exporter, HTML::Entities, Readonly.

SEE ALSO

Task::PYX

Install the PYX modules.

REPOSITORY

https://github.com/michal-josef-spacek/PYX-Utils

AUTHOR

Michal Josef Špaček skim@cpan.org

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

© 2005-2021 Michal Josef Špaček

BSD 2-Clause License

VERSION

0.07

cpanm PYX::Utils

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install PYX::Utils