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NAME
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::String - PDF String type objects
Superclass for simple objects that are basically stringlike (Number, Name, etc.)
Inherits from PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Objind
METHODS
from_pdf
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::String->from_pdf($string)Creates a new string object (not a full object yet) from a given string. The string is parsed according to input criteria with escaping working.
new
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::String->new($string)Creates a new string object (not a full object yet) from a given string. The string is parsed according to input criteria with escaping working.
convert
$s->convert($str)Returns $str converted as per criteria for input from PDF file
val
$s->val()Returns the value of this string (the string itself).
as_pdf
$s->as_pdf()Returns the string formatted for output as PDF for PDF File object $pdf.
outobjdeep
$s->outobjdeep($fh, $pdf)Outputs the string in PDF format, complete with necessary conversions.
NAVIGATION LINKS
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PDF::Builder -- Facilitates the creation and modification of PDF files
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF -- Various utilities and support routines
Siblings
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Array -- Corresponds to a PDF array
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Bool -- Holds the strings true or false
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Dict -- PDF Dictionaries and Streams
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::File -- Holds the trailers and cross-reference tables for a PDF file
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Filter -- Abstract superclass for PDF stream filters
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Literal -- Literal PDF Object
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Name -- Stores PDF names (things beginning with /)
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Null -- PDF Null type object
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Number -- Numbers in PDF
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Objind -- PDF indirect object reference
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Page -- Represents a PDF page
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Pages -- PDF pages hierarchical element
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Utils -- Utility functions for PDF library
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