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



NAME
       Mac::AETE::Parser - parses Macintosh AETE and AEUT resources.

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

            $aete = Parser->new($aete_handle, $name);
            $formatter = Dictionary->new;
            $aete->set_format($formatter);
            $aete->read;
            $aete->write;

DESCRIPTION
       The Parser module serves as a base class for the Mac::AETE::App and Mac::AETE::Dialect modules.

       Methods


       new       Example: ($aete_handle is a handle containing a valid AETE resource. $name is the name of
                 the application.)

                      use Mac::AETE::Parser;
                      use Mac::AETE::Format::Dictionary;

                      $aete = Parser->new($aete_handle, $name);

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

                      $aete->read;

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

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

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

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

                 copies the suites from $aete2 into $aete.

       merge     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);
                      $aete->merge($aete3);

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

                      $aete->write;

INHERITANCE
       Parser does not inherit from any other modules.

AUTHOR
       David Schooley <dcschooley@mediaone.net>

       The data structures are adapted from modifications made to the original aeteconvert script by Chris
       Nandor.



perl v5.8.8                                      2006-06-01                             Mac::AETE::Parser(3)