---
name: "PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Array"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-pdf-api2"
version: "2.048-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Array"
---

# PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Array(3pm)

Low-level PDF array object

## NAME

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Array - Low-level PDF array object

## METHODS

### PDF::Array-\>new($parent, @values)

Creates an array with the given storage parent and an optional list of values to initialise the array with.

### $a-\>outobjdeep($fh, $pdf)

Outputs an array as a PDF array to the given filehandle.

### $a-\>elements()

Returns the contents of the array.

### $a-\>add\_elements(@elements)

Appends the given elements to the array. An element is only added if it is defined.

### $a-\>remove\_element($element)

Removes all occurrences of an element from an array.

### $a-\>val()

Returns a reference to the contents of the array.

### $a-\>copy($pdf)

Copies the array with deep-copy on elements which are not full PDF objects with respect to a particular `$pdf` output context