---
name: "LaTeXML::Common::Glue"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "latexml"
version: "0.8.8-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/LaTeXML::Common::Glue"
---

# LaTeXML::Common::Glue(3pm)

representation of glue, skips, stretchy dimensions; extends LaTeXML::Common::Dimension.

## NAME

"LaTeXML::Common::Glue" - representation of glue, skips, stretchy dimensions; extends LaTeXML::Common::Dimension.

### Exported functions

- "$glue = Glue($spec);"

  - "$glue = Glue($sp,$plus,$pfill,$minus,$mfill);"

  Creates a Glue object.  `$spec` can be a string in the form that TeX recognizes (number units optional plus and minus parts). Alternatively, the dimension, plus and minus parts can be given separately as scaled points (fixpoint), while `$pfill` and `$mfill` are 0 (when the `$plus` or `$minus` part is in scaledpoints) or 1,2,3 for fil, fill or filll, respectively.

## 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.