URI::WithBase(3)

NAME
URI::WithBase - URIs which remember their base

SYNOPSIS
 $u1 = URI::WithBase->new($str, $base);
 $u2 = $u1->abs;
 $base = $u1->base;
 $u1->base( $new_base )

DESCRIPTION
This module provide the `URI::WithBase' class. Objects of this class are like `URI' objects, but can keep their base too. The base represents the context where this URI was found and can be used to absolutize or relativize the URI. All the methods described in the URI manpage are supported for `URI::WithBase' objects.

The methods provided in addition to or modified from those of `URI' are: The constructor takes a an optional base URI as the second argument. If provided this argument initialize the base attribute. This method can be used to get or set the value of the base attribute. The return value is the old value and will be an URI object or `undef'. The $base_uri argument is now made optional as the object carries its base with it. A new object is returned even if $uri is already absolute (while plain URI objects will simply return themselves in that case). The $base_uri argument is now made optional as the object carries its base with it. A new object is always returned.

SEE ALSO
the URI manpage

COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1998-2002 Gisle Aas.