---
name: "RevML::Doctype"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libvcp-perl"
version: "0.9-20050110-1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/RevML::Doctype"
---

# RevML::Doctype(3pm)

A subclass of XML::Doctype

## NAME

RevML::Doctype - A subclass of XML::Doctype

## SYNOPSIS

```
   use RevML::Doctype ;
```

```
   ## To use the highest RevML::Doctype module (e.g. RevML::Doctype::v0_22)
   $rmldt = RevML::Doctype->new ;
```

```
   ## To parse a .dtd file:
   $rmldt = RevML::Doctype->new( 'revml.dtd' );
   $rmldt = RevML::Doctype->new( DTD_FILE => 'revml.dtd' );
```

```
   ## To load a preparsed .pm file
   $rmldt = RevML::Doctype->new( 1.1 ) ;
   $rmldt = RevML::Doctype->new( VERSION => 1.1 ) ;
```

## DESCRIPTION

## METHODS

- new

  Creates an instance.

- save\_as\_pm

  ```
     $doctype->save_as_pm ;
     $doctype->save_as_pm( $out_spec ) ;
  ```

  Outspec is a module name.  'RevML::Doctype::vNNN' is assumed if no outspec is provided.  Use '-' to emit to STDOUT.

  Saves the Doctype object in a perl module.  Tries to save in lib/RevML/Doctype/ if that directory exists, then in ./ if not.

- import

  - use

  ```
     ## To extablish a default RevML::Doctype for the current package:
     use RevML::Doctype 'DEFAULT' ;
     use RevML::Doctype DTD_FILE => 'revml.dtd' ;
  ```

## SUBCLASSING

This class uses the fields pragma, so you'll need to use base and  possibly fields in any subclasses.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2000, Perforce Software, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.

This module and the VCP package are licensed according to the terms given in the file LICENSE accompanying this distribution, a copy of which is included in vcp.

## AUTHOR

Barrie Slaymaker \<barries@slaysys.com\>