XML::DOM-ecmascript - phpMan

NAME
    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.