NAME

XML::DOM::Entity - An XML ENTITY in XML::DOM

DESCRIPTION

XML::DOM::Entity extends XML::DOM::Node.

This node represents an Entity declaration, e.g.

 <!ENTITY % draft 'INCLUDE'>

 <!ENTITY hatch-pic SYSTEM "../grafix/OpenHatch.gif" NDATA gif>

The first one is called a parameter entity and is referenced like this: %draft; The 2nd is a (regular) entity and is referenced like this: &hatch-pic;

METHODS

getNotationName: Returns the name of the notation for the entity.
Not Implemented The DOM Spec says: For unparsed entities, the name of the notation for the entity. For parsed entities, this is null. (This implementation does not support unparsed entities.)
getSysId: Returns the system id, or undef.
getPubId: Returns the public id, or undef.

Additional methods not in the DOM Spec

isParameterEntity: Whether it is a parameter entity (%ent;) or not (&ent;)
getValue: Returns the entity value.
getNdata: Returns the NDATA declaration (for general unparsed entities), or undef.