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LaTeXML::Core::Mouth(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation LaTeXML::Core::Mouth(3pm)

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.

2022-06-27 perl v5.34.0