NAME

"LaTeXML::Core::Mouth" - tokenize the input.

DESCRIPTION

A "LaTeXML::Core::Mouth" (and subclasses) is responsible for tokenizing, ie. converting plain text and strings into LaTeXML::Core::Tokens according to the current category codes (catcodes) stored in the "LaTeXML::Core::State".

It extends LaTeXML::Common::Object.

Creating Mouths

"$mouth = LaTeXML::Core::Mouth->create($source, %options);": Creates a new Mouth of the appropriate class for reading from $source.
"$mouth = LaTeXML::Core::Mouth->new($string, %options);": Creates a new Mouth reading from $string.

Methods

"$token = $mouth->readToken;": Returns the next LaTeXML::Core::Token from the source.
"$boole = $mouth->hasMoreInput;": Returns whether there is more data to read.
"$string = $mouth->getLocator;": Return a description of current position in the source, for reporting errors.
"$tokens = $mouth->readTokens;": Reads all remaining tokens in the mouth, removing any trailing space catcode tokens
"$lines = $mouth->readRawLine;": Reads a raw (untokenized) line from $mouth, or undef if none is found.

AUTHOR

Bruce Miller <bruce.miller@nist.gov>

COPYRIGHT

Public domain software, produced as part of work done by the United States Government & not subject to copyright in the US.