---
name: "Pod::Perldoc::ToXml"
section: "3p"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Pod::Perldoc::ToXml"
---

# Pod::Perldoc::ToXml(3p)

let Perldoc render Pod as XML

## NAME

Pod::Perldoc::ToXml - let Perldoc render Pod as XML

## SYNOPSIS

```
  perldoc -o xml -d out.xml Some::Modulename
```

## DESCRIPTION

This is a "plug-in" class that allows Perldoc to use Pod::Simple::XMLOutStream as a formatter class.

This is actually a Pod::Simple::XMLOutStream subclass, and inherits all its options.

You have to have installed Pod::Simple::XMLOutStream (from the Pod::Simple dist), or this class won't work.

## SEE ALSO

Pod::Simple::XMLOutStream, Pod::Simple, Pod::Perldoc

## COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMERS

Copyright (c) 2002 Sean M. Burke.  All rights reserved.

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

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

## AUTHOR

Current maintainer: Mark Allen `"<mallen@cpan.org>"`

Past contributions from: brian d foy `"<bdfoy@cpan.org>"` Adriano R. Ferreira `"<ferreira@cpan.org>"`, Sean M. Burke `"<sburke@cpan.org>"`