# RDF::Redland::URI - phpMan

## NAME
    [RDF::Redland::URI] - Redland RDF URI Class

## SYNOPSIS
      use [RDF::Redland];

      my $uri=new [RDF::Redland::URI]("<http://example.com/>");

      my $uri2=[RDF::Redland::URI]->new_from_uri($uri);

      print $uri2->as_string,"\n";

## DESCRIPTION
    Represents a URI as a mostly-opaque object for identifying things in the
    RDF world. The URIs are also used for identifying features for the
    [RDF::Redland::Parser] and [RDF::Redland::Serializer] classes.

## CONSTRUCTORS
    new STRING
        Create a new [RDF::Redland::URI] object from a URI string.

    clone URI
        Copy a [RDF::Redland::URI]

## METHODS
    as_string
        Return the statement formatted as a string (UTF-8 encoded).

    equals URI
        Return non zero if this uri is equal to URI

## OLD METHODS
    new_from_uri URI
        Create a new [RDF::Redland::URI] object from [RDF::Redland::URI] *URI*
        (copy constructor). Instead use:

          $u=$uri->clone

## SEE ALSO
    [RDF::Redland::Parser]

## AUTHOR
    Dave Beckett - <http://www.dajobe.org/>