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Class SimpleDocument - Supports all features of a self contained document.


SYNOPSIS

import HTMLgen
class SimpleDocument(BasicDocument)
  def __init__(self, resource = None, **kw)
  string __module__ = 'HTMLgen'
  def __str__(self)
  None alinkcolor = None
  def html_body_tag(self)
  def html_head(self)
  None alinkcolor = None
  None alinkcolor = None
  None alinkcolor = None
  None alinkcolor = None
  None alinkcolor = None
  None alinkcolor = None

  # Methods inherited by SimpleDocument from BasicDocument
  def append(self, *items)
  def append_file(self, filename, marker_function = None)
  def copy(self)
  def prepend(self, *items)
  def write(self, filename = None)
alias MinimalDocument = SimpleDocument

DESCRIPTION

This includes support for CSS1, meta and base tags, and embedded scripts.

First constructor argument is resource file containing document attribute settings.

def append(self, *items)

Add content to the Document object.

Arg items can be plain text or objects; multiple arguments supported.

def append_file(self, filename, marker_function = None)

Add the contents of a file to the document.

filename
the filename of the file to be read [string]
marker_function
a callable object which the text read from the file will be passed through before being added to the document.

def copy(self)

Return a complete copy of the current Document object.

def html_body_tag(self)

Return BODY tag with attributes.

def html_head(self)

Generate the HEAD TITLE and BODY tags.

def prepend(self, *items)

Add content to the beginning of the Document object.

Arg items can be plain text or objects; multiple arguments supported.

def write(self, filename = None)

Emit the Document HTML to a file or standard output.

In Unix you can use environment variables in filenames. Will print to stdout if no argument.

SEE ALSO

HTMLgen

BasicDocument


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