NAME

       XML::Atom::Util - Utility functions

SYNOPSIS

           use XML::Atom::Util qw( iso2dt );
           my $dt = iso2dt($entry->issued);

USAGE

   iso2dt($iso)
       Transforms the ISO-8601 date $iso into a DateTime object and returns the DateTime object.

   encode_xml($str)
       Encodes characters with special meaning in XML into entities and returns the encoded
       string.

AUTHOR & COPYRIGHT

       Please see the XML::Atom manpage for author, copyright, and license information.