# Automatically generated from Convert_format_template.pod

=head1 NAME

Texinfo::Convert::OUTFORMAT - Convert Texinfo tree to OUTFORMAT

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  my $converter
    = Texinfo::Convert::OUTFORMAT->converter({'NUMBER_SECTIONS' => 0});

  # output to files
  $converter->output($document);
  # no header nor footer output
  my $converted = $converter->convert($document);

__HTML   $converter->output_internal_links(); # HTML only

=head1 NOTES

The Texinfo Perl module main purpose is to be used in C<texi2any> to convert
Texinfo to other formats.  There is no promise of API stability.

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Texinfo::Convert::OUTFORMAT converts a Texinfo tree to OUTFORMAT.

=head1 METHODS

=over

=item $converter = Texinfo::Convert::OUTFORMAT->converter($options)

Initialize converter from Texinfo to OUTFORMAT.

The I<$options> hash reference holds Texinfo customization options for the
converter.  These options should be Texinfo customization options
that can be passed to the converter.  Most of the customization options are
described in the Texinfo manual or in the customization API manual.  Those
customization options, when appropriate, override the document content.

See L<Texinfo::Convert::Converter> for more information.

=item $converter->output($document)

Convert a Texinfo parsed document I<$document> and output the result in files as
described in the Texinfo manual.

=item $result = $converter->convert($document)

Convert a Texinfo parsed document I<$document> and return the resulting output.

=item $result = $converter->convert_tree($tree)

Convert a Texinfo tree portion I<$tree> and return the resulting
output.  This function does not try to output a full document but only
portions.  In general it is better to call this function when conversion
is already ongoing, as it requires an association to a document and a suitably
initialized converter formatting state.

__HTML =item $result = $converter->output_internal_links()
__HTML X<C<output_internal_links>>
__HTML
__HTML Returns text representing the links in the document.  The format should
__HTML follow the C<--internal-links> option of the C<texi2any>
__HTML specification.  This is only supported in (and relevant for) HTML.
__HTML
=back

=head1 AUTHOR

Patrice Dumas, E<lt>bug-texinfo@gnu.orgE<gt>

=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2010- Free Software Foundation, Inc.  See the source file for
all copyright years.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
your option) any later version.

=cut
