PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Name - Inherits from
PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::String and stores PDF names (things beginning with
/)
- $n = PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Name->from_pdf($string)
- Creates a new string object (not a full object yet) from a given string.
The string is parsed according to input criteria with escaping working,
particular to Names.
- $n->convert($string, $pdf)
- Converts a name into a string by removing the / and converting any hex
munging.
- $s->as_pdf($pdf)
- Returns a name formatted as PDF. $pdf is optional
but should be the PDF File object for which the name is intended if
supplied.
- PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Name->string_to_name($string,
$pdf)
- Suitably encode the string $string for output in
the File object $pdf (the exact format may depend
on the version of $pdf).
- PDF::Builder::Basic::PDF::Name->name_to_string($string,
$pdf)
- Suitably decode the string $string as read from
the File object $pdf (the exact decoding may
depend on the version of $pdf). Principally, undo
the hex encoding for PDF versions > 1.1.