# PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Name - phpMan

## NAME
    [PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Name] - Low-level PDF name object

## METHODS
  [PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Name]->from_pdf($string)
    Creates a new string object (not a full object yet) from a given string.
    The string is parsed according to input criteria with escaping working,
    particular to Names.

  $n->convert ($string, $pdf)
    Converts a name into a string by removing the / and converting any hex
    munging.

  $s->as_pdf ($pdf)
    Returns a name formatted as PDF. $pdf is optional but should be the PDF
    File object for which the name is intended if supplied.

  [PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Name]->string_to_name ($string, $pdf)
    Suitably encode the string $string for output in the File object $pdf
    (the exact format may depend on the version of $pdf).

  [PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Name]->name_to_string ($string, $pdf)
    Suitably decode the string $string as read from the File object $pdf
    (the exact decoding may depend on the version of $pdf). Principally,
    undo the hex encoding for PDF versions > 1.1.