XML::DOM::Entity (3)

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NAME

XML::DOM::Entity - An XML ENTITY in XML::DOM

DESCRIPTION

XML::DOM::Entity extends XML::DOM::Node.

This node represents an Entity declaration, e.g.

 <!ENTITY % draft 'INCLUDE'>

 <!ENTITY hatch-pic SYSTEM "../grafix/OpenHatch.gif" NDATA gif>

The first one is called a parameter entity and is referenced like this: %draft; The 2nd is a (regular) entity and is referenced like this: &hatch-pic;

METHODS

getNotationName

Returns the name of the notation for the entity.

Not Implemented The

DOM

Spec says: For unparsed entities, the name of the notation for the entity. For parsed entities, this is null. (This implementation does not support unparsed entities.)

getSysId

Returns the system id, or undef.

getPubId

Returns the public id, or undef.

Additional methods not in the

DOM

Spec

isParameterEntity

Whether it is a parameter entity (%ent;) or not (&ent;)

getValue

Returns the entity value.

getNdata

Returns the

NDATA

declaration (for general unparsed entities), or undef.