# XML::Writer::String - phpMan

## NAME
    [XML::Writer::String] - Capture output from [XML::Writer].

## SYNOPSIS
      use [XML::Writer];
      use [XML::Writer::String];

      my $s = [XML::Writer::String]->new();
      my $writer = new [XML::Writer]( OUTPUT => $s );

      $writer->xmlDecl();
      $writer->startTag('root');
      $writer->endTag();
      $writer->end();

      print $s->value();

## DESCRIPTION
    This module implements a bare-bones class specifically for the purpose
    of capturing data from the [XML::Writer] module. [XML::Writer] expects an
    [IO::Handle] object and writes XML data to the specified object (or
    STDOUT) via it's print() method. This module simulates such an object
    for the specific purpose of providing the required print() method.

    It is recommended that $writer->end() is called prior to calling
    $s->value() to check for well-formedness.

## METHODS
    [XML::Writer::String] provides three methods, "new()", "print()" and
    "value()":

    "$s = [XML::Writer::String]-"new([list]);>
        new() returns a new String handle.

    "$count = $s-"print([list]);>
        print() appends concatenated list data and returns number of items
        in list.

    "$val = $s-"value([list]);>
        value() returns the current content of the object as a scalar. It
        can also be used to initialize/overwrite the current content with
        concatenated list data.

## NOTES
    This module is designed for the specific purpose of capturing the output
    of [XML::Writer] objects, as described in this document. It does not
    inherit form [IO::Handle]. For an alternative solution look at [IO::Scalar],
    [IO::Lines], [IO::String] or [Tie::Handle::Scalar].

## AUTHOR
    Simon Oliver <<simon.oliver@umist.ac.uk>>

## COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (C) 2002 Simon Oliver

    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.

## SEE ALSO
    [XML::Writer], [IO::Handle], [IO::Scalar]