new¶

 Title    : new
 Usage    :
 Function :
 Returns  :
 Args     :

get_ids¶

 Title    : get_ids
 Usage    : my ($id) = $item->get_ids;
 Function : returns array or array ref with id
 Returns  : array or array ref
 Args     : none
 Note     : the behavior of this method remains consistent with other
            implementations of get_ids(). To retrieve the single DocSum ID
            use get_id()

get_id¶

 Title    : get_id
 Usage    : my ($id) = $item->get_id;
 Function : returns UID of record
 Returns  : integer
 Args     : none

next_Item¶

 Title    : next_Item
 Usage    : while (my $item = $docsum->next_Item) {...}
 Function : iterates through Items (nested layer of Item)
 Returns  : single Item
 Args     : [optional] single arg (string)
            'flatten' - iterates through a flattened list ala
                          get_all_DocSum_Items()

get_Items¶

 Title    : get_Items
 Usage    : my @items = $docsum->get_Items
 Function : returns list of, well, Items
 Returns  : array of Items
 Args     : none

get_all_Items¶

 Title    : get_all_Items
 Usage    : my @items = $docsum->get_all_Items
 Function : returns flattened list of all Item objects (Items, ListItems,
            StructureItems)
 Returns  : array of Items
 Args     : none
 Note     : items are added top-down (similar order to using nested calls)
            in original list order.

             1         2        7        8
           Item  -   Item  -  Item  -  Item ...
                     |
                    | 3        6
                 ListItem - ListItem
                   |
                  | 4          5
               Structure - Structure

get_all_names¶

 Title    : get_all_names
 Usage    : my @names = get_all_names()
 Function : Returns an array of names for all Item(s) in DocSum.
 Returns  : array of unique strings
 Args     : none

get_Items_by_name¶

 Title    : get_Items_by_name
 Usage    : my @items = get_Items_by_name('CreateDate')
 Function : Returns named Item(s) in DocSum (indicated by passed argument)
 Returns  : array of Item objects
 Args     : string (Item name)

get_contents_by_name¶

 Title    : get_contents_by_name
 Usage    : my ($data) = get_contents_by_name('CreateDate')
 Function : Returns content for named Item(s) in DocSum (indicated by
            passed argument)
 Returns  : array of values (type varies per Item)
 Args     : string (Item name)

get_type_by_name¶

 Title    : get_type_by_name
 Usage    : my $data = get_type_by_name('CreateDate')
 Function : Returns data type for named Item in DocSum (indicated by
            passed argument)
 Returns  : scalar value (string) if present
 Args     : string (Item name)

rewind¶

 Title    : rewind
 Usage    : $docsum->rewind();
 Function : rewinds DocSum iterator
 Returns  : none
 Args     : [optional]
           'recursive' - rewind all DocSum object layers
                         (Items, ListItems, StructureItems)

to_string¶

 Title    : to_string
 Usage    : $foo->to_string()
 Function : converts current object to string
 Returns  : none
 Args     : (optional) simple data for text formatting
 Note     : Used generally for debugging and for various print methods

Mailing lists¶

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Support¶

rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

Reporting bugs¶

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