---
name: "Catmandu::Exporter::MAB2"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcatmandu-mab2-perl"
version: "0.24-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Catmandu::Exporter::MAB2"
---

# Catmandu::Exporter::MAB2(3pm)

Package that exports MAB2 data

## NAME

Catmandu::Exporter::MAB2 - Package that exports MAB2 data

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Catmandu::Exporter::MAB2;

    my $exporter = Catmandu::Exporter::MAB2->new(file => "mab2.dat", type => "RAW");
    my $data = {
     record => [
        ...
        [245, '1', 'a', 'Cross-platform Perl /', 'c', 'Eric F. Johnson.'],
        ...
        ],
    };

    $exporter->add($data);
    $exporter->commit;
```

## Arguments

- "file"

  Path to file with MAB2 records.

- "fh"

  Open filehandle for file with MAB2 records.

- "type"

  Specify type of MAB2 records: Disk (Diskette), RAW (Band), XML. Default: 001. Optional.

- "xml\_declaration"

  Write XML declaration. Set to 0 or 1. Default: 0. Optional.

- "collection"

  Wrap records in collection element (\<datei\>). Set to 0 or 1. Default: 0. Optional.

## METHODS

### new(file =\> $file \| fh =\> $filehandle \[, type =\> XML, xml-declaration =\> 1, collection =\> 1\])

Create a new Catmandu MAB2 exports which serializes into a `$file`.

### add($data)

Add record to exporter.

### commit()

Close collection (optional) and filehandle.

## CONFIGURATION

In addition to the configuration provided by Catmandu::Exporter (`"file"`, `"fh"`, etc.) the importer can be configured with the following parameters:

- type

  MAB2 syntax variant. See Catmandu::Importer::MAB2.

- xml\_declaration

  Write XML declaration. Set to 0 or 1. Default: 0. Optional.

- collection

  Wrap records in collection element (\<datei\>). Set to 0 or 1. Default: 0. Optional.

## AUTHOR

Johann Rolschewski \<jorol@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2013 by Johann Rolschewski.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.