Mac::AETE::App(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Mac::AETE::App(3)
NAME
Mac::AETE::App - reads the Macintosh Apple event dictionary from an
application.
SYNOPSIS
use Mac::AETE::App;
use Mac::AETE::Format::Dictionary;
$app = App->new("My Application");
$formatter = Dictionary->new;
$app->set_format($formatter);
$app->read;
$app->write;
DESCRIPTION
The App module simplifies reading the Apple event dictionary from an
application. It will launch the application if necessary to obtain the
dictionary.
Methods
new Example: ($name is the name of the application.)
use Mac::AETE::App;
use Mac::AETE::Format::Dictionary;
$app = App->new($aete_handle, $name);
read (Inherited from Mac::AETE::Parser.)
Reads the data contained in the AETE resource or handle.
Example:
$app->read;
set_format
(Inherited from Mac::AETE::Parser.)
Sets the output formatter used during by the 'write'
subroutine. Example:
$formatter = Dictionary->new;
$app->set_format($formatter);
copy (Inherited from Mac::AETE::Parser.)
Copies all suites from one Parser object into another.
Example:
$aete2 = Parser->new($aete_handle2, $another_name);
$app->copy($aete2);
copies the suites from $aete2 into $aete.
merge (Inherited from Mac::AETE::Parser.)
Merges suites from one Parser object into another. Only the
suites that exist in both objects will be replaced. Example:
$aete3 = Parser->new($aete_handle2, $another_name);
$app->merge($aete3);
write (Inherited from Mac::AETE::Parser.)
Prints the contents of the AETE or AEUT resource using the
current formatter.
$app->write;
INHERITANCE
Inherits from Mac::AETE::Parser.
AUTHOR
David Schooley <dcschooley@mediaone.net>
perl v5.10.0 2005-05-16 Mac::AETE::App(3)
Mac OS X 10.6 - Generated Thu Sep 17 20:13:25 CDT 2009