POD::SIMPLE::XMLOUTSTREAM(3pm)

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version 5.42.3 · 12 versions
, in alpine 3.24

🎀 NAME 🎀

okay so Pod::Simple::XMLOutStream(3pm) — from the Perl Programmers Reference Guide — is literally here to turn Pod into XML. 💖 That's the whole assignment, bestie.

Pod::Simple::XMLOutStream — turn Pod into XML. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

run it like this, no cap:

  perl -MPod::Simple::XMLOutStream -e \
   "exit Pod::Simple::XMLOutStream->filter(shift)->any_errata_seen" \
   thingy.pod

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Okay so Pod::Simple::XMLOutStream is a subclass of Pod::Simple that parses Pod and turns it into XML. iconic behavior. ✨

Pod::Simple::XMLOutStream inherits methods from Pod::Simple. periodt.

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

  • Pod::Simple::DumpAsXML is rather like this class; see its documentation for a discussion of the differences.
  • Pod::Simple, Pod::Simple::DumpAsXML, Pod::SAX
  • Pod::Simple::Subclassing
  • The older (and possibly obsolete) libraries Pod::PXML, Pod::XML

🧚 ABOUT EXTENDING POD 🧚

TODO: An example or two of =extend, then point to Pod::Simple::Subclassing. That's what the page says, bestie — the TODO is literally right there. 💀

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

again, because the page says so:

  • Pod::Simple, Pod::Simple::Text, Pod::Spell

🫶 SUPPORT 🫶

Questions or discussion about POD and Pod::Simple? Send them to the pod-people@perl.org mail list. iykyk. Send an empty email to pod-people-subscribe@perl.org to subscribe. 💌

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>. slay.

Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Sean M. Burke.

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.

no cap: those warranty disclaimers are real, bestie — don't pretend otherwise. 🙈

👑 AUTHOR 👑

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

Pod::Simple is maintained by:

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

💖 bye bestie! this page is from perl v5.42.3, dated 2026-11-03, and the manual is Pod::Simple::XMLOutStream(3pm) — periodt. 💖

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