# PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::String - phpMan

## NAME
    [PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::String] - Low-level PDF string object

## METHODS
  [PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::String]->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.

  [PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::String]->new($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.

  $s->convert($str)
    Returns $str converted as per criteria for input from PDF file

  $s->val
    Returns the value of this string (the string itself).

  $->as_pdf
    Returns the string formatted for output as PDF for PDF File object $pdf.

  $s->outobjdeep
    Outputs the string in PDF format, complete with necessary conversions