# NAME

PDF::API2::PDF::String - PDF String type objects and superclass for simple objects that are basically stringlike (Number, Name, etc.)

# METHODS

## PDF::API2::PDF::String->from_pdf($string)

Creates a new string object (not a full object yet) from a given string. The string is parsed according to input criteria with escaping working.

## PDF::API2::PDF::String->new($string)

Creates a new string object (not a full object yet) from a given string. The string is parsed according to input criteria with escaping working.

## $s->convert($str)

Returns $str converted as per criteria for input from PDF file

## $s->val

Returns the value of this string (the string itself).

## $->as_pdf

Returns the string formatted for output as PDF for PDF File object $pdf.

## $s->outobjdeep

Outputs the string in PDF format, complete with necessary conversions