```{index} single: Pod::Simple::PullParserStartToken ``` # Pod::Simple::PullParserStartToken start-tokens from Pod::Simple::PullParser ## SYNOPSIS (See [Pod::Simple::PullParser](PullParser.md)) ## DESCRIPTION When you do $parser->get\_token on a [Pod::Simple::PullParser](PullParser.md) object, you might get an object of this class. This is a subclass of [Pod::Simple::PullParserToken](PullParserToken.md) and inherits all its methods, and adds these methods: - $token->tagname This returns the tagname for this start-token object. For example, parsing a "=head1 ..." line will give you a start-token with the tagname of "head1", token(s) for its content, and then an end-token with the tagname of "head1". - $token->tagname(_somestring_) This changes the tagname for this start-token object. You probably won't need to do this. - $token->tag(...) A shortcut for $token->tagname(...) - $token->is\_tag(_somestring_) or $token->is\_tagname(_somestring_) These are shortcuts for `$token->tag() eq _somestring_` - $token->attr(_attrname_) This returns the value of the _attrname_ attribute for this start-token object, or undef. For example, parsing a L link will produce a start-token with a "to" attribute with the value "Foo", a "type" attribute with the value "pod", and a "section" attribute with the value "Bar". - $token->attr(_attrname_, _newvalue_) This sets the _attrname_ attribute for this start-token object to _newvalue_. You probably won't need to do this. - $token->attr\_hash This returns the hashref that is the attribute set for this start-token. This is useful if (for example) you want to ask what all the attributes are -- you can just do `keys %{$token->attr_hash}` You're unlikely to ever need to construct an object of this class for yourself, but if you want to, call `Pod::Simple::PullParserStartToken->new( _tagname_, _attrhash_ )` ## SEE ALSO [Pod::Simple::PullParserToken](PullParserToken.md), [Pod::Simple](../Simple.md), [Pod::Simple::Subclassing](https://metacpan.org/pod/Pod::Simple::Subclassing) ## SEE ALSO [Pod::Simple::PullParserToken](PullParserToken.md), [Pod::Simple](../Simple.md), [Pod::Simple::Subclassing](https://metacpan.org/pod/Pod::Simple::Subclassing) ## SUPPORT Questions or discussion about POD and Pod::Simple should be sent to the pod-people@perl.org mail list. Send an empty email to pod-people-subscribe@perl.org to subscribe. This module is managed in an open GitHub repository, [https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple/](https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple/). Feel free to fork and contribute, or to clone [https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple.git](https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple.git) and send patches! Patches against Pod::Simple are welcome. Please send bug reports to . ## COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMERS Copyright (c) 2002 Sean M. Burke. 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 Pod::Simple was created by Sean M. Burke . But don't bother him, he's retired. Pod::Simple is maintained by: - Allison Randal `allison@perl.org` - Hans Dieter Pearcey `hdp@cpan.org` - David E. Wheeler `dwheeler@cpan.org`