---
name: "Test::Inline::Extract"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtest-inline-perl"
version: "2.214-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Test::Inline::Extract"
---

# Test::Inline::Extract(3pm)

Extract relevant Pod sections from source code.

## NAME

Test::Inline::Extract - Extract relevant Pod sections from source code.

## VERSION

version 2.214

## DESCRIPTION

The Test::Inline::Extract package extracts content interesting to Test::Inline from source files.

## METHODS

### new $file \| \\$source

The `"new"` constructor creates a new Extract object. It is passed either a file name from which the source code would be loaded, or a reference to a string that directly contains source code.

Returns a new `"Test::Inline::Extract"` object or `"undef"` on error.

### elements

```
  my $elements = $Extract->elements;
```

The `"elements"` method extracts from the Pod any parts of the file that are relevant to the extraction and generation process of `"Test::Inline"`.

The elements will be either a package statements, or a section of inline unit tests. They will only be returned if there is at least one section of inline unit tests.

Returns a reference to an array of package strings and sections of inline unit tests. Returns false if there are no sections containing inline unit tests.

## TO DO

\- For certain very complex cases, add a more intensive alternative parser based on PPI

## SUPPORT

See the main SUPPORT section.

Bugs may be submitted through the RT bug tracker \<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Test-Inline\> (or bug-Test-Inline@rt.cpan.org \<mailto:bug-Test-Inline@rt.cpan.org\>).

## AUTHOR

Adam Kennedy \<adamk@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2003 by Adam Kennedy.

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