XML::DOM::Entity(3) 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.