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NAME

Data::HexDump::Range::Gather - Handles gathering of binary data for Data::HexDump::Range

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

Subroutines prefixed with [P] are not part of the public API and shall not be used directly.

[P] _gather($range_description, $data, $offset, $size)

Creates an internal data structure from the data to dump.

  $hdr->_gather($container, $range_description, $data, $size)

Arguments - See gather

  • $container - an array reference or undef - where the gathered data

  • $range_description - See gather

  • $data - See gather

  • $offset - See gather

  • $size - See gather

Returns -

  • $container - the gathered data

  • $used_data - integer - the location in the data where the dumping ended

Exceptions dies if passed invalid parameters

[P] create_range_provider($range_description)

Transforms the user supplied ranges into an internal format

Arguments -

  • $range_description - An array reference or a subroutine reference

Returns - Array reference - ranges in internal format

Exceptions - None

[P] unpack_range_size($self, $range_name, $size, $used_data)

Verifies the size field from a range descritpion and generates unpack format

Arguments -

  • $self

  • $range_name

  • $size

  • $used_data

Returns - A list

  • $is_header - Boolean -

  • $is_comment - Boolean -

  • $is_bitfield - Boolean -

  • $range_size - Integer

  • $unpack_format - A String - formated according to pack.

Exceptions - Croaks with an error messge if the input data is invalid

[P] create_ranges($range_description)

Transforms the user supplied ranges into an internal format

Arguments -

  • $range_description - See gather

Returns - Array ference - ranges in internal format

Exceptions - Croaks with an error messge if the input data is invalid

[P] create_ranges_from_string($range_description)

Transforms the user supplied ranges into an internal format

Arguments -

  • $range_description - A string - See gather

Returns - Array ference - ranges in internal format

Exceptions - Croaks with an error messge if the input data is invalid

[P] create_ranges_from_array_ref($range_description)

transforms the user supplied ranges into an internal format

Arguments -

  • $range_description - An array reference - See gather

Returns - Returns - Array ference - ranges in internal format

Exceptions - Croaks with an error messge if the input data is invalid

[P] flatten($range_description)

transforms the user supplied ranges into an internal format

Arguments -

  • $range_description - See gather

Returns - Nothing

Exceptions - Croaks with an error messge if the input data is invalid

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

None so far.

AUTHOR

        Nadim ibn hamouda el Khemir
        CPAN ID: NKH
        mailto: nadim@cpan.org

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright Nadim Khemir 2010.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either:

  • the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any later version, or

  • the Artistic License version 2.0.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc Data::HexDump::Range

You can also look for information at:

SEE ALSO

Data::HexDump::Range