PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::String(3)

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.