NAME

       "LaTeXML::Object" - abstract base class for most LaTeXML objects.

DESCRIPTION

       "LaTeXML::Object" serves as an abstract base class for all other objects (both the data objects and
       control objects).  It provides for common methods for stringification and comparison operations to
       simplify coding and to beautify error reporting.

   Methods
       "$string = $object->stringify;"
           Returns a readable representation of $object, useful for debugging.

       "$string = $object->toString;"
           Returns  the  string  content  of  $object; most useful for extracting a usable string from tokens or
           boxes that might representing a filename or such.

       "$boole = $object->equals($other);"
           Returns whether $object and $other are equal.  Should perform a deep  comparision,  but  the  default
           implementation just compares for object identity.

       "$boole = $object->isaToken;"
           Returns whether $object is an LaTeXML::Token.

       "$boole = $object->isaBox;"
           Returns whether $object is an LaTeXML::Box.

       "$boole = $object->isaDefinition;"
           Returns whether $object is an LaTeXML::Definition.

       "$digested = $object->beDigested;"
           Does  whatever  is needed to digest the object, and return the digested representation.  Tokens would
           be digested into boxes; Some objects, such as numbers can just return themselves.

       "$object->beAbsorbed($document);"
           Do whatever is needed to absorb the $object into the $document,  typically  by  invoking  appropriate
           methods on the $document.

AUTHOR

       Bruce Miller <bruce.miller@nist.gov>

COPYRIGHT

       Public  domain  software,  produced as part of work done by the United States Government & not subject to
       copyright in the US.

perl v5.10.1                                       2009-06-11                               LaTeXML::Object(3pm)