PDF::F...nt::Var(3pm)

💖 PDF::FromHTML::Template::Element::Var — bestie edition 💖

okay so this is the User Contributed Perl Documentation page for PDF::F...nt::Var(3pm), and yes the title is aggressively abbreviated because manpage headers have no chill. Welcome, pull up a chair, we're doing variables today 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

PDF::FromHTML::Template::Element::Var — to provide variable support 💅

🌸 NODE NAME 🌸

VAR

🦋 INHERITANCE 🦋

PDF::FromHTML::Template::Element

(it's giving family tree, it's giving legacy 💜)

✨ ATTRIBUTES ✨

• NAME — this is the name of the parameter to substitute. That's it. That's the whole vibe. 👑

🎀 CHILDREN 🎀

None. No baby nodes. Childless behaviour, honestly iconic. 💀

🌈 AFFECTS 🌈

Nothing. It's not out here changing the world, it's just quietly doing its little job. 🧚

⭐ DEPENDENCIES ⭐

None. Zero baggage. The healthiest node in the whole tree fr fr. 💖

💅 USAGE 💅

<var name="SomeParam"/>

slay, that's the whole syntax. 😌

🔥 NOTE 🔥

In most cases, the use of VAR is unnecessary as the nodes all have the ability to use the $-notation for variablized attributes. For example, the filename for IMAGE or the text for TEXTBOX can be specified by the appropriate attribute. no cap, just use the $ thing and move on. ✨

However — and this is the plot twist 🎬 — the node is not provided solely for backwards compatibility. There are some situations where the attribute $-notation is inadequate and a VAR node is required. (q.v. TEXTBOX for an example) — so don't come for this node, it has lore. 🫶

heads up bestie: don't assume VAR is just dusty old legacy code, because it isn't. some cases genuinely need it. 👀

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Rob Kinyon (rkinyon@columbus.rr.com)

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

TEXTBOX, IMAGE

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and that's the whole page, bestie — this was PDF::F...nt::Var(3pm) from perl v5.38.2, dated 2024-07-28, brought to you by the User Contributed Perl Documentation crew. mwah, go read TEXTBOX next 💋✨