PDF::AP...XObject(3)

✨ PDF::API2::Resource::XObject — the manual, but make it cute ✨

okay bestie, pull up a chair 🫶 you've stumbled into PDF::API2::Resource::XObject(3), aka the base class for external objects. yes, base class — meaning all the other XObject-ish little guys inherit from this one. it's giving founding mother energy. 👑

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🌸 NAME 🌸

PDF::API2::Resource::XObject — the base class for external objects. that's the whole name, that's the whole job title. she's the blueprint, not the building. 🎀

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💅 METHODS 💅

two methods. only two. short and iconic, we love a concise queen.

• $xobject = PDF::API2::Resource::XObject->new($pdf, $name) — creates an XObject resource. you hand it the $pdf and a $name, and boom 💥 you get back your very own $xobject. that's it, that's the constructor, no cap.
• $type = $xobject->subtype($type) — get or set the Subtype of the XObject resource. call it with no argument and it gets the Subtype for you; pass a $type in and it sets it. one method, double duty, main character behavior honestly. ⭐

ngl, that's genuinely the entire page. some manpages are novels, this one is a haiku. and you know what? we respect it. 🙈

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a little sign-off for you, bestie 🦋 — this gorgeous little page came to you from perl v5.42.0, dated 2025-09-01, filed under the User Contributed Perl Documentation. she's a real one. go forth and construct your external objects. periodt. 💖