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+#############################################################################
+# Pod/InputObjects.pm -- package which defines objects for input streams
+# and paragraphs and commands when parsing POD docs.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 1996-2000 by Bradford Appleton. All rights reserved.
+# This file is part of "PodParser". PodParser is free software;
+# you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms
+# as Perl itself.
+#############################################################################
+
+package Pod::InputObjects;
+
+use vars qw($VERSION);
+$VERSION = 1.30; ## Current version of this package
+require 5.005; ## requires this Perl version or later
+
+#############################################################################
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Pod::InputObjects - objects representing POD input paragraphs, commands, etc.
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ use Pod::InputObjects;
+
+=head1 REQUIRES
+
+perl5.004, Carp
+
+=head1 EXPORTS
+
+Nothing.
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This module defines some basic input objects used by B<Pod::Parser> when
+reading and parsing POD text from an input source. The following objects
+are defined:
+
+=over 4
+
+=begin __PRIVATE__
+
+=item package B<Pod::InputSource>
+
+An object corresponding to a source of POD input text. It is mostly a
+wrapper around a filehandle or C<IO::Handle>-type object (or anything
+that implements the C<getline()> method) which keeps track of some
+additional information relevant to the parsing of PODs.
+
+=end __PRIVATE__
+
+=item package B<Pod::Paragraph>
+
+An object corresponding to a paragraph of POD input text. It may be a
+plain paragraph, a verbatim paragraph, or a command paragraph (see
+L<perlpod>).
+
+=item package B<Pod::InteriorSequence>
+
+An object corresponding to an interior sequence command from the POD
+input text (see L<perlpod>).
+
+=item package B<Pod::ParseTree>
+
+An object corresponding to a tree of parsed POD text. Each "node" in
+a parse-tree (or I<ptree>) is either a text-string or a reference to
+a B<Pod::InteriorSequence> object. The nodes appear in the parse-tree
+in the order in which they were parsed from left-to-right.
+
+=back
+
+Each of these input objects are described in further detail in the
+sections which follow.
+
+=cut
+
+#############################################################################
+
+use strict;
+#use diagnostics;
+#use Carp;
+
+#############################################################################
+
+package Pod::InputSource;
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=begin __PRIVATE__
+
+=head1 B<Pod::InputSource>
+
+This object corresponds to an input source or stream of POD
+documentation. When parsing PODs, it is necessary to associate and store
+certain context information with each input source. All of this
+information is kept together with the stream itself in one of these
+C<Pod::InputSource> objects. Each such object is merely a wrapper around
+an C<IO::Handle> object of some kind (or at least something that
+implements the C<getline()> method). They have the following
+methods/attributes:
+
+=end __PRIVATE__
+
+=cut
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=begin __PRIVATE__
+
+=head2 B<new()>
+
+ my $pod_input1 = Pod::InputSource->new(-handle => $filehandle);
+ my $pod_input2 = new Pod::InputSource(-handle => $filehandle,
+ -name => $name);
+ my $pod_input3 = new Pod::InputSource(-handle => \*STDIN);
+ my $pod_input4 = Pod::InputSource->new(-handle => \*STDIN,
+ -name => "(STDIN)");
+
+This is a class method that constructs a C<Pod::InputSource> object and
+returns a reference to the new input source object. It takes one or more
+keyword arguments in the form of a hash. The keyword C<-handle> is
+required and designates the corresponding input handle. The keyword
+C<-name> is optional and specifies the name associated with the input
+handle (typically a file name).
+
+=end __PRIVATE__
+
+=cut
+
+sub new {
+ ## Determine if we were called via an object-ref or a classname
+ my $this = shift;
+ my $class = ref($this) || $this;
+
+ ## Any remaining arguments are treated as initial values for the
+ ## hash that is used to represent this object. Note that we default
+ ## certain values by specifying them *before* the arguments passed.
+ ## If they are in the argument list, they will override the defaults.
+ my $self = { -name => '(unknown)',
+ -handle => undef,
+ -was_cutting => 0,
+ @_ };
+
+ ## Bless ourselves into the desired class and perform any initialization
+ bless $self, $class;
+ return $self;
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=begin __PRIVATE__
+
+=head2 B<name()>
+
+ my $filename = $pod_input->name();
+ $pod_input->name($new_filename_to_use);
+
+This method gets/sets the name of the input source (usually a filename).
+If no argument is given, it returns a string containing the name of
+the input source; otherwise it sets the name of the input source to the
+contents of the given argument.
+
+=end __PRIVATE__
+
+=cut
+
+sub name {
+ (@_ > 1) and $_[0]->{'-name'} = $_[1];
+ return $_[0]->{'-name'};
+}
+
+## allow 'filename' as an alias for 'name'
+*filename = \&name;
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=begin __PRIVATE__
+
+=head2 B<handle()>
+
+ my $handle = $pod_input->handle();
+
+Returns a reference to the handle object from which input is read (the
+one used to contructed this input source object).
+
+=end __PRIVATE__
+
+=cut
+
+sub handle {
+ return $_[0]->{'-handle'};
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=begin __PRIVATE__
+
+=head2 B<was_cutting()>
+
+ print "Yes.\n" if ($pod_input->was_cutting());
+
+The value of the C<cutting> state (that the B<cutting()> method would
+have returned) immediately before any input was read from this input
+stream. After all input from this stream has been read, the C<cutting>
+state is restored to this value.
+
+=end __PRIVATE__
+
+=cut
+
+sub was_cutting {
+ (@_ > 1) and $_[0]->{-was_cutting} = $_[1];
+ return $_[0]->{-was_cutting};
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#############################################################################
+
+package Pod::Paragraph;
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head1 B<Pod::Paragraph>
+
+An object representing a paragraph of POD input text.
+It has the following methods/attributes:
+
+=cut
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 Pod::Paragraph-E<gt>B<new()>
+
+ my $pod_para1 = Pod::Paragraph->new(-text => $text);
+ my $pod_para2 = Pod::Paragraph->new(-name => $cmd,
+ -text => $text);
+ my $pod_para3 = new Pod::Paragraph(-text => $text);
+ my $pod_para4 = new Pod::Paragraph(-name => $cmd,
+ -text => $text);
+ my $pod_para5 = Pod::Paragraph->new(-name => $cmd,
+ -text => $text,
+ -file => $filename,
+ -line => $line_number);
+
+This is a class method that constructs a C<Pod::Paragraph> object and
+returns a reference to the new paragraph object. It may be given one or
+two keyword arguments. The C<-text> keyword indicates the corresponding
+text of the POD paragraph. The C<-name> keyword indicates the name of
+the corresponding POD command, such as C<head1> or C<item> (it should
+I<not> contain the C<=> prefix); this is needed only if the POD
+paragraph corresponds to a command paragraph. The C<-file> and C<-line>
+keywords indicate the filename and line number corresponding to the
+beginning of the paragraph
+
+=cut
+
+sub new {
+ ## Determine if we were called via an object-ref or a classname
+ my $this = shift;
+ my $class = ref($this) || $this;
+
+ ## Any remaining arguments are treated as initial values for the
+ ## hash that is used to represent this object. Note that we default
+ ## certain values by specifying them *before* the arguments passed.
+ ## If they are in the argument list, they will override the defaults.
+ my $self = {
+ -name => undef,
+ -text => (@_ == 1) ? shift : undef,
+ -file => '<unknown-file>',
+ -line => 0,
+ -prefix => '=',
+ -separator => ' ',
+ -ptree => [],
+ @_
+ };
+
+ ## Bless ourselves into the desired class and perform any initialization
+ bless $self, $class;
+ return $self;
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_para-E<gt>B<cmd_name()>
+
+ my $para_cmd = $pod_para->cmd_name();
+
+If this paragraph is a command paragraph, then this method will return
+the name of the command (I<without> any leading C<=> prefix).
+
+=cut
+
+sub cmd_name {
+ (@_ > 1) and $_[0]->{'-name'} = $_[1];
+ return $_[0]->{'-name'};
+}
+
+## let name() be an alias for cmd_name()
+*name = \&cmd_name;
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_para-E<gt>B<text()>
+
+ my $para_text = $pod_para->text();
+
+This method will return the corresponding text of the paragraph.
+
+=cut
+
+sub text {
+ (@_ > 1) and $_[0]->{'-text'} = $_[1];
+ return $_[0]->{'-text'};
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_para-E<gt>B<raw_text()>
+
+ my $raw_pod_para = $pod_para->raw_text();
+
+This method will return the I<raw> text of the POD paragraph, exactly
+as it appeared in the input.
+
+=cut
+
+sub raw_text {
+ return $_[0]->{'-text'} unless (defined $_[0]->{'-name'});
+ return $_[0]->{'-prefix'} . $_[0]->{'-name'} .
+ $_[0]->{'-separator'} . $_[0]->{'-text'};
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_para-E<gt>B<cmd_prefix()>
+
+ my $prefix = $pod_para->cmd_prefix();
+
+If this paragraph is a command paragraph, then this method will return
+the prefix used to denote the command (which should be the string "="
+or "==").
+
+=cut
+
+sub cmd_prefix {
+ return $_[0]->{'-prefix'};
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_para-E<gt>B<cmd_separator()>
+
+ my $separator = $pod_para->cmd_separator();
+
+If this paragraph is a command paragraph, then this method will return
+the text used to separate the command name from the rest of the
+paragraph (if any).
+
+=cut
+
+sub cmd_separator {
+ return $_[0]->{'-separator'};
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_para-E<gt>B<parse_tree()>
+
+ my $ptree = $pod_parser->parse_text( $pod_para->text() );
+ $pod_para->parse_tree( $ptree );
+ $ptree = $pod_para->parse_tree();
+
+This method will get/set the corresponding parse-tree of the paragraph's text.
+
+=cut
+
+sub parse_tree {
+ (@_ > 1) and $_[0]->{'-ptree'} = $_[1];
+ return $_[0]->{'-ptree'};
+}
+
+## let ptree() be an alias for parse_tree()
+*ptree = \&parse_tree;
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_para-E<gt>B<file_line()>
+
+ my ($filename, $line_number) = $pod_para->file_line();
+ my $position = $pod_para->file_line();
+
+Returns the current filename and line number for the paragraph
+object. If called in a list context, it returns a list of two
+elements: first the filename, then the line number. If called in
+a scalar context, it returns a string containing the filename, followed
+by a colon (':'), followed by the line number.
+
+=cut
+
+sub file_line {
+ my @loc = ($_[0]->{'-file'} || '<unknown-file>',
+ $_[0]->{'-line'} || 0);
+ return (wantarray) ? @loc : join(':', @loc);
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#############################################################################
+
+package Pod::InteriorSequence;
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head1 B<Pod::InteriorSequence>
+
+An object representing a POD interior sequence command.
+It has the following methods/attributes:
+
+=cut
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 Pod::InteriorSequence-E<gt>B<new()>
+
+ my $pod_seq1 = Pod::InteriorSequence->new(-name => $cmd
+ -ldelim => $delimiter);
+ my $pod_seq2 = new Pod::InteriorSequence(-name => $cmd,
+ -ldelim => $delimiter);
+ my $pod_seq3 = new Pod::InteriorSequence(-name => $cmd,
+ -ldelim => $delimiter,
+ -file => $filename,
+ -line => $line_number);
+
+ my $pod_seq4 = new Pod::InteriorSequence(-name => $cmd, $ptree);
+ my $pod_seq5 = new Pod::InteriorSequence($cmd, $ptree);
+
+This is a class method that constructs a C<Pod::InteriorSequence> object
+and returns a reference to the new interior sequence object. It should
+be given two keyword arguments. The C<-ldelim> keyword indicates the
+corresponding left-delimiter of the interior sequence (e.g. 'E<lt>').
+The C<-name> keyword indicates the name of the corresponding interior
+sequence command, such as C<I> or C<B> or C<C>. The C<-file> and
+C<-line> keywords indicate the filename and line number corresponding
+to the beginning of the interior sequence. If the C<$ptree> argument is
+given, it must be the last argument, and it must be either string, or
+else an array-ref suitable for passing to B<Pod::ParseTree::new> (or
+it may be a reference to a Pod::ParseTree object).
+
+=cut
+
+sub new {
+ ## Determine if we were called via an object-ref or a classname
+ my $this = shift;
+ my $class = ref($this) || $this;
+
+ ## See if first argument has no keyword
+ if (((@_ <= 2) or (@_ % 2)) and $_[0] !~ /^-\w/) {
+ ## Yup - need an implicit '-name' before first parameter
+ unshift @_, '-name';
+ }
+
+ ## See if odd number of args
+ if ((@_ % 2) != 0) {
+ ## Yup - need an implicit '-ptree' before the last parameter
+ splice @_, $#_, 0, '-ptree';
+ }
+
+ ## Any remaining arguments are treated as initial values for the
+ ## hash that is used to represent this object. Note that we default
+ ## certain values by specifying them *before* the arguments passed.
+ ## If they are in the argument list, they will override the defaults.
+ my $self = {
+ -name => (@_ == 1) ? $_[0] : undef,
+ -file => '<unknown-file>',
+ -line => 0,
+ -ldelim => '<',
+ -rdelim => '>',
+ @_
+ };
+
+ ## Initialize contents if they havent been already
+ my $ptree = $self->{'-ptree'} || new Pod::ParseTree();
+ if ( ref $ptree =~ /^(ARRAY)?$/ ) {
+ ## We have an array-ref, or a normal scalar. Pass it as an
+ ## an argument to the ptree-constructor
+ $ptree = new Pod::ParseTree($1 ? [$ptree] : $ptree);
+ }
+ $self->{'-ptree'} = $ptree;
+
+ ## Bless ourselves into the desired class and perform any initialization
+ bless $self, $class;
+ return $self;
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_seq-E<gt>B<cmd_name()>
+
+ my $seq_cmd = $pod_seq->cmd_name();
+
+The name of the interior sequence command.
+
+=cut
+
+sub cmd_name {
+ (@_ > 1) and $_[0]->{'-name'} = $_[1];
+ return $_[0]->{'-name'};
+}
+
+## let name() be an alias for cmd_name()
+*name = \&cmd_name;
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## Private subroutine to set the parent pointer of all the given
+## children that are interior-sequences to be $self
+
+sub _set_child2parent_links {
+ my ($self, @children) = @_;
+ ## Make sure any sequences know who their parent is
+ for (@children) {
+ next unless (length and ref and ref ne 'SCALAR');
+ if (UNIVERSAL::isa($_, 'Pod::InteriorSequence') or
+ UNIVERSAL::can($_, 'nested'))
+ {
+ $_->nested($self);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+## Private subroutine to unset child->parent links
+
+sub _unset_child2parent_links {
+ my $self = shift;
+ $self->{'-parent_sequence'} = undef;
+ my $ptree = $self->{'-ptree'};
+ for (@$ptree) {
+ next unless (length and ref and ref ne 'SCALAR');
+ $_->_unset_child2parent_links()
+ if UNIVERSAL::isa($_, 'Pod::InteriorSequence');
+ }
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_seq-E<gt>B<prepend()>
+
+ $pod_seq->prepend($text);
+ $pod_seq1->prepend($pod_seq2);
+
+Prepends the given string or parse-tree or sequence object to the parse-tree
+of this interior sequence.
+
+=cut
+
+sub prepend {
+ my $self = shift;
+ $self->{'-ptree'}->prepend(@_);
+ _set_child2parent_links($self, @_);
+ return $self;
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_seq-E<gt>B<append()>
+
+ $pod_seq->append($text);
+ $pod_seq1->append($pod_seq2);
+
+Appends the given string or parse-tree or sequence object to the parse-tree
+of this interior sequence.
+
+=cut
+
+sub append {
+ my $self = shift;
+ $self->{'-ptree'}->append(@_);
+ _set_child2parent_links($self, @_);
+ return $self;
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_seq-E<gt>B<nested()>
+
+ $outer_seq = $pod_seq->nested || print "not nested";
+
+If this interior sequence is nested inside of another interior
+sequence, then the outer/parent sequence that contains it is
+returned. Otherwise C<undef> is returned.
+
+=cut
+
+sub nested {
+ my $self = shift;
+ (@_ == 1) and $self->{'-parent_sequence'} = shift;
+ return $self->{'-parent_sequence'} || undef;
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_seq-E<gt>B<raw_text()>
+
+ my $seq_raw_text = $pod_seq->raw_text();
+
+This method will return the I<raw> text of the POD interior sequence,
+exactly as it appeared in the input.
+
+=cut
+
+sub raw_text {
+ my $self = shift;
+ my $text = $self->{'-name'} . $self->{'-ldelim'};
+ for ( $self->{'-ptree'}->children ) {
+ $text .= (ref $_) ? $_->raw_text : $_;
+ }
+ $text .= $self->{'-rdelim'};
+ return $text;
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_seq-E<gt>B<left_delimiter()>
+
+ my $ldelim = $pod_seq->left_delimiter();
+
+The leftmost delimiter beginning the argument text to the interior
+sequence (should be "<").
+
+=cut
+
+sub left_delimiter {
+ (@_ > 1) and $_[0]->{'-ldelim'} = $_[1];
+ return $_[0]->{'-ldelim'};
+}
+
+## let ldelim() be an alias for left_delimiter()
+*ldelim = \&left_delimiter;
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_seq-E<gt>B<right_delimiter()>
+
+The rightmost delimiter beginning the argument text to the interior
+sequence (should be ">").
+
+=cut
+
+sub right_delimiter {
+ (@_ > 1) and $_[0]->{'-rdelim'} = $_[1];
+ return $_[0]->{'-rdelim'};
+}
+
+## let rdelim() be an alias for right_delimiter()
+*rdelim = \&right_delimiter;
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_seq-E<gt>B<parse_tree()>
+
+ my $ptree = $pod_parser->parse_text($paragraph_text);
+ $pod_seq->parse_tree( $ptree );
+ $ptree = $pod_seq->parse_tree();
+
+This method will get/set the corresponding parse-tree of the interior
+sequence's text.
+
+=cut
+
+sub parse_tree {
+ (@_ > 1) and $_[0]->{'-ptree'} = $_[1];
+ return $_[0]->{'-ptree'};
+}
+
+## let ptree() be an alias for parse_tree()
+*ptree = \&parse_tree;
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $pod_seq-E<gt>B<file_line()>
+
+ my ($filename, $line_number) = $pod_seq->file_line();
+ my $position = $pod_seq->file_line();
+
+Returns the current filename and line number for the interior sequence
+object. If called in a list context, it returns a list of two
+elements: first the filename, then the line number. If called in
+a scalar context, it returns a string containing the filename, followed
+by a colon (':'), followed by the line number.
+
+=cut
+
+sub file_line {
+ my @loc = ($_[0]->{'-file'} || '<unknown-file>',
+ $_[0]->{'-line'} || 0);
+ return (wantarray) ? @loc : join(':', @loc);
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 Pod::InteriorSequence::B<DESTROY()>
+
+This method performs any necessary cleanup for the interior-sequence.
+If you override this method then it is B<imperative> that you invoke
+the parent method from within your own method, otherwise
+I<interior-sequence storage will not be reclaimed upon destruction!>
+
+=cut
+
+sub DESTROY {
+ ## We need to get rid of all child->parent pointers throughout the
+ ## tree so their reference counts will go to zero and they can be
+ ## garbage-collected
+ _unset_child2parent_links(@_);
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#############################################################################
+
+package Pod::ParseTree;
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head1 B<Pod::ParseTree>
+
+This object corresponds to a tree of parsed POD text. As POD text is
+scanned from left to right, it is parsed into an ordered list of
+text-strings and B<Pod::InteriorSequence> objects (in order of
+appearance). A B<Pod::ParseTree> object corresponds to this list of
+strings and sequences. Each interior sequence in the parse-tree may
+itself contain a parse-tree (since interior sequences may be nested).
+
+=cut
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 Pod::ParseTree-E<gt>B<new()>
+
+ my $ptree1 = Pod::ParseTree->new;
+ my $ptree2 = new Pod::ParseTree;
+ my $ptree4 = Pod::ParseTree->new($array_ref);
+ my $ptree3 = new Pod::ParseTree($array_ref);
+
+This is a class method that constructs a C<Pod::Parse_tree> object and
+returns a reference to the new parse-tree. If a single-argument is given,
+it must be a reference to an array, and is used to initialize the root
+(top) of the parse tree.
+
+=cut
+
+sub new {
+ ## Determine if we were called via an object-ref or a classname
+ my $this = shift;
+ my $class = ref($this) || $this;
+
+ my $self = (@_ == 1 and ref $_[0]) ? $_[0] : [];
+
+ ## Bless ourselves into the desired class and perform any initialization
+ bless $self, $class;
+ return $self;
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $ptree-E<gt>B<top()>
+
+ my $top_node = $ptree->top();
+ $ptree->top( $top_node );
+ $ptree->top( @children );
+
+This method gets/sets the top node of the parse-tree. If no arguments are
+given, it returns the topmost node in the tree (the root), which is also
+a B<Pod::ParseTree>. If it is given a single argument that is a reference,
+then the reference is assumed to a parse-tree and becomes the new top node.
+Otherwise, if arguments are given, they are treated as the new list of
+children for the top node.
+
+=cut
+
+sub top {
+ my $self = shift;
+ if (@_ > 0) {
+ @{ $self } = (@_ == 1 and ref $_[0]) ? ${ @_ } : @_;
+ }
+ return $self;
+}
+
+## let parse_tree() & ptree() be aliases for the 'top' method
+*parse_tree = *ptree = \&top;
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $ptree-E<gt>B<children()>
+
+This method gets/sets the children of the top node in the parse-tree.
+If no arguments are given, it returns the list (array) of children
+(each of which should be either a string or a B<Pod::InteriorSequence>.
+Otherwise, if arguments are given, they are treated as the new list of
+children for the top node.
+
+=cut
+
+sub children {
+ my $self = shift;
+ if (@_ > 0) {
+ @{ $self } = (@_ == 1 and ref $_[0]) ? ${ @_ } : @_;
+ }
+ return @{ $self };
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $ptree-E<gt>B<prepend()>
+
+This method prepends the given text or parse-tree to the current parse-tree.
+If the first item on the parse-tree is text and the argument is also text,
+then the text is prepended to the first item (not added as a separate string).
+Otherwise the argument is added as a new string or parse-tree I<before>
+the current one.
+
+=cut
+
+use vars qw(@ptree); ## an alias used for performance reasons
+
+sub prepend {
+ my $self = shift;
+ local *ptree = $self;
+ for (@_) {
+ next unless length;
+ if (@ptree and !(ref $ptree[0]) and !(ref $_)) {
+ $ptree[0] = $_ . $ptree[0];
+ }
+ else {
+ unshift @ptree, $_;
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 $ptree-E<gt>B<append()>
+
+This method appends the given text or parse-tree to the current parse-tree.
+If the last item on the parse-tree is text and the argument is also text,
+then the text is appended to the last item (not added as a separate string).
+Otherwise the argument is added as a new string or parse-tree I<after>
+the current one.
+
+=cut
+
+sub append {
+ my $self = shift;
+ local *ptree = $self;
+ my $can_append = @ptree && !(ref $ptree[-1]);
+ for (@_) {
+ if (ref) {
+ push @ptree, $_;
+ }
+ elsif(!length) {
+ next;
+ }
+ elsif ($can_append) {
+ $ptree[-1] .= $_;
+ }
+ else {
+ push @ptree, $_;
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+=head2 $ptree-E<gt>B<raw_text()>
+
+ my $ptree_raw_text = $ptree->raw_text();
+
+This method will return the I<raw> text of the POD parse-tree
+exactly as it appeared in the input.
+
+=cut
+
+sub raw_text {
+ my $self = shift;
+ my $text = "";
+ for ( @$self ) {
+ $text .= (ref $_) ? $_->raw_text : $_;
+ }
+ return $text;
+}
+
+##---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## Private routines to set/unset child->parent links
+
+sub _unset_child2parent_links {
+ my $self = shift;
+ local *ptree = $self;
+ for (@ptree) {
+ next unless (defined and length and ref and ref ne 'SCALAR');
+ $_->_unset_child2parent_links()
+ if UNIVERSAL::isa($_, 'Pod::InteriorSequence');
+ }
+}
+
+sub _set_child2parent_links {
+ ## nothing to do, Pod::ParseTrees cant have parent pointers
+}
+
+=head2 Pod::ParseTree::B<DESTROY()>
+
+This method performs any necessary cleanup for the parse-tree.
+If you override this method then it is B<imperative>
+that you invoke the parent method from within your own method,
+otherwise I<parse-tree storage will not be reclaimed upon destruction!>
+
+=cut
+
+sub DESTROY {
+ ## We need to get rid of all child->parent pointers throughout the
+ ## tree so their reference counts will go to zero and they can be
+ ## garbage-collected
+ _unset_child2parent_links(@_);
+}
+
+#############################################################################
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+See L<Pod::Parser>, L<Pod::Select>
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+Please report bugs using L<http://rt.cpan.org>.
+
+Brad Appleton E<lt>bradapp@enteract.comE<gt>
+
+=cut
+
+1;