DOM-ecmascript(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation DOM-ecmascript(3pm)
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DOM-ecmascript - XML::Grove and ECMA Script Language Binding
XML::Grove and DOM Level One
XML::Grove is similar in concept to the ECMA Script Language Binding to DOM Level 1 Core
(Appendix E of the DOM Recommendation).
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-DOM-Level-1/ ecma-script-language-binding.html
<http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-DOM-Level-1/ecma-script-language-binding.html>
The ECMA Script Language Binding presents DOM properties as ECMA Script object properties.
The same is true for XML::Grove, XML::Grove presents DOM properties as Perl blessed
hashes.
The biggest difference between the ECMA Script Language Binding and XML::Grove is that
XML::Grove uses a Perl hash for nodes, Perl arrays for NodeLists, Perl hashes for
NamedNodeLists so those object classes don't exist in XML::Grove. Because those classes
don't exist, you use ordinary Perl syntax for manipulating the DOM properties (lists and
named node lists) instead of methods like `"nextSibling()"' or `"replaceChild()"'.
Element attributes in XML::Grove are stored in Perl hashes; attribute types are available
through the document object.
Another difference is that XML::Grove attempts to marry the PerlSAX and DOM naming so that
less (no?) name-changing occurs between using PerlSAX interfaces and filters and DOM
modules. Where conflicts occur, the PerlSAX naming is used.
XML::Grove uses a blessed hash for nodes, so the node type is available using Perl's
`"ref()"' instead of using a `"nodeType()"' method and all class names are prefixed with
`"XML::Grove::"'.
The following object descriptions are the most basic and common provided by many PerlSAX
parsers. PerlSAX parsers often provide additional properties or objects, refer to your
PerlSAX parser documentation for details.
Document Object Model Level 1 Core
Object XML::Grove::Document
Contents The children of this object. This property is an array.
Entities The entities declared in this document. This property is a hash of
XML::Grove::Entity objects keyed by entity name.
Notations The notations declared in this document. This property is a hash of
XML::Grove::Notation objects keyed by notation name.
Object XML::Grove::Element
Name The tag type name for this element. This property is a string.
Attributes The attributes for this element. This property is a hash and it's hash values
are strings (or arrays with some grove builders).
Contents The children of this object. This property is an array of XML::Grove objects.
Object XML::Grove::Characters
Data The text of the character data. This property is a string.
Object XML::Grove::Comment
Data The text of the character data. This property is a string.
Object XML::Grove::CData
The "CData" object is called a "CDATASection" in DOM.
Data The text of the character data. This property is a string.
Object XML::Grove::Notation
Name The name of this notation. This property is a string.
SystemId The system identifier of this notation. This property is a string.
PublicId The public identifier of this notation. This property is a string.
Object XML::Grove::Entity
Name The name of this entity. This property is a string.
SystemId The system identifier of this notation. This property is a string.
PublicId The public identifier of this notation. This property is a string.
Notation The notation declared for this entity. This property is either the name of
the notation as a string or an "XML::Grove::Notation" object.
Object XML::Grove::PI
The "PI" object is called a "ProcessingInstruction" in DOM.
Target The target of the processing instruction. This property is a string.
Data The text of the processing instruction. This property is a string.
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