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+
+require 5;
+package Pod::Perldoc::BaseTo;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+sub is_pageable        { '' }
+sub write_with_binmode {  1 }
+
+sub output_extension   { 'txt' }  # override in subclass!
+
+# sub new { my $self = shift; ...  }
+# sub parse_from_file( my($class, $in, $out) = ...; ... }
+
+#sub new { return bless {}, ref($_[0]) || $_[0] }
+
+sub _perldoc_elem {
+  my($self, $name) = splice @_,0,2;
+  if(@_) {
+    $self->{$name} = $_[0];
+  } else {
+    $self->{$name};
+  }
+}
+
+
+1;
+
+__END__
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Pod::Perldoc::BaseTo - Base for Pod::Perldoc formatters
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+    package Pod::Perldoc::ToMyFormat;
+
+    use base qw( Pod::Perldoc::BaseTo );
+    ...
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This package is meant as a base of Pod::Perldoc formatters,
+like L<Pod::Perldoc::ToText>, L<Pod::Perldoc::ToMan>, etc.
+
+It provides default implementations for the methods
+
+    is_pageable
+    write_with_binmode
+    output_extension
+    _perldoc_elem
+
+The concrete formatter must implement
+
+    new
+    parse_from_file
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<perldoc>
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMERS
+
+Copyright (c) 2002-2007 Sean M. Burke.
+
+This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the same terms as Perl itself.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of
+merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+Current maintainer: Adriano R. Ferreira <ferreira@cpan.org>
+
+Past contributions from:
+Sean M. Burke <sburke@cpan.org>
+
+=cut