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Mac::AETE::App(3)                    User Contributed Perl Documentation                   Mac::AETE::App(3)



NAME
       Mac::AETE::App - reads the Macintosh Apple event dictionary from an application.

SYNOPSIS
            use Mac::AETE::App;
            use Mac::AETE::Format::Dictionary;

            $app = App->new("My Application");
            $formatter = Dictionary->new;
            $app->set_format($formatter);
            $app->read;
            $app->write;

DESCRIPTION
       The App module simplifies reading the Apple event dictionary from an application.  It will launch the
       application if necessary to obtain the dictionary.

       Methods


       new       Example: ($name is the name of the application.)

                      use Mac::AETE::App;
                      use Mac::AETE::Format::Dictionary;

                      $app = App->new($aete_handle, $name);

       read      (Inherited from Mac::AETE::Parser.)

                 Reads the data contained in the AETE resource or handle. Example:

                      $app->read;

       set_format
                 (Inherited from Mac::AETE::Parser.)

                 Sets the output formatter used during by the 'write' subroutine. Example:

                      $formatter = Dictionary->new;
                      $app->set_format($formatter);

       copy      (Inherited from Mac::AETE::Parser.)

                 Copies all suites from one Parser object into another. Example:

                      $aete2 = Parser->new($aete_handle2, $another_name);
                      $app->copy($aete2);

                 copies the suites from $aete2 into $aete.

       merge     (Inherited from Mac::AETE::Parser.)

                 Merges suites from one Parser object into another. Only the suites that exist in both
                 objects will be replaced. Example:

                      $aete3 = Parser->new($aete_handle2, $another_name);
                      $app->merge($aete3);

       write     (Inherited from Mac::AETE::Parser.)

                 Prints the contents of the AETE or AEUT resource using the current formatter.

                      $app->write;

INHERITANCE
       Inherits from Mac::AETE::Parser.

AUTHOR
       David Schooley <dcschooley@mediaone.net>



perl v5.8.8                                      2005-05-16                                Mac::AETE::App(3)