NAME

Pod::Tree::Pod - Convert a Pod::Tree back to a POD

SYNOPSIS

  use Pod::Tree::Pod;

  $tree =  Pod::Tree->new;
    
  $dest =  IO::File->new;
  $dest = "file.pod";

  $pod  =  Pod::Tree::Pod->new($tree, $dest);

  $pod->translate;

DESCRIPTION

"Pod::Tree::Pod" converts a Pod::Tree back to a POD. The destination is fixed when the object is created. The "translate" method does the actual translation.

For convenience, Pod::Tree::Pod can write the POD to a variety of destinations. The "new" method resolves the $dest argument.

Destination resolution

"Pod::Tree::Pod" can write HTML to either of 2 destinations. "new" resolves $dest by checking these things, in order:

1.: If $dest is a reference, then it is taken to be an "IO::File" object that is already open on the file where the POD will be written.
2.: If $dest is not a reference, then it is taken to be the name of the file where the POD will be written.

METHODS

$pod = "new" "Pod::Tree::Pod" $tree, $dest: Creates a new "Pod::Tree::Pod" object.
$tree is a "Pod::Tree" object that represents a POD. $pod writes the POD to $dest. See "Destination resolution" for details.
$pod->"translate": Writes the text of the POD. This method should only be called once.

DIAGNOSTICS

"Pod::Tree::Pod::new: not enough arguments": (F) "new" called with fewer than 2 arguments.
"Pod::Tree::HTML::new: Can't open $dest: $!": (F) The destination file couldn't be opened.

NOTES

•: The destination doesn't actually have to be an "IO::File" object. It may be any object that has a "print" method.

AUTHOR

Steven McDougall, swmcd@world.std.com