Pod::Si...Methody(3pm)

💖 NAME 💖

Pod::Simple::Methody -- turn Pod::Simple events into method calls. Periodt. This is the Pod::Si...Methody(3pm) manual page from the Perl Programmers Reference Guide (yes, with the ellipsis, iykyk 💅).

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

Bestie, here's the vibe:

require 5;
use strict;
package SomePodFormatter;
use base qw(Pod::Simple::Methody);

sub handle_text {
  my($self, $text) = @_;
  ...
}

sub start_head1 {
  my($self, $attrs) = @_;
  ...
}
sub end_head1 {
  my($self) = @_;
  ...
}

...and start_/end_ methods for whatever other events you want to catch. Slay.

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Okay so this class is of interest to people writing Pod formatters based on Pod::Simple. That's you? Main character energy.

This class (which is lowkey very small -- read the source, bestie) overrides Pod::Simple's _handle_element_start, _handle_text, and _handle_element_end methods so that parser events are turned into method calls. (Otherwise, this is a subclass of Pod::Simple and inherits all its methods.) No cap.

You can use this class as the base class for a Pod formatter/processor. Iconic.

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🔥 METHOD CALLING 🔥

When Pod::Simple sees a "=head1 Hi there", for example, it basically does this:

$parser->_handle_element_start( "head1", \%attributes );
$parser->_handle_text( "Hi there" );
$parser->_handle_element_end( "head1" );

But if you subclass Pod::Simple::Methody, it will instead do this when it sees a "=head1 Hi there":

$parser->start_head1( \%attributes ) if $parser->can('start_head1');
$parser->handle_text( "Hi there" )   if $parser->can('handle_text');
$parser->end_head1()                 if $parser->can('end_head1');

The way that $parser->can(...) check is sitting right there? Obsessed.

If Pod::Simple sends an event where the element name has a dash, period, or colon, the corresponding method name will have a underscore in its place. For example, "foo.bar:baz" becomes start_foo_bar_baz and end_foo_bar_baz.

See the source for Pod::Simple::Text for an example of using this class. iykyk 💅

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Pod::Simple
• Pod::Simple::Subclassing

Go read those if you want the full lore. Bestie homework.

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🌸 SUPPORT 🌸

Vibe check: got questions or discussion about POD and Pod::Simple? Send them to the pod-people@perl.org mail list. To subscribe, send an empty email to pod-people-subscribe@perl.org. 💌

This module is managed in an open GitHub repository, <https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple/>. Feel free to fork and contribute, or to clone <https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple.git> and send patches! Patches against Pod::Simple are welcome. Please send bug reports to <bug-pod-simple@rt.cpan.org>.

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👑 COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMERS 👑

Copyright (c) 2002 Sean M. Burke. Respect the icon.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. That's the serious bit, bestie — don't skip it.

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💜 AUTHOR 💜

Pod::Simple was created by Sean M. Burke <sburke@cpan.org>. But don't bother him, he's retired. Let the man rest, fr fr.

Pod::Simple is maintained by:

• Allison Randal "allison@perl.org"
• Hans Dieter Pearcey "hdp@cpan.org"
• David E. Wheeler "dwheeler@cpan.org"

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okay bye bestie 💅✨ this page is from perl v5.42.3, dated 2026-11-03, and it's the Pod::Si...Methody(3pm) manual. Slay and goodbye.