Is it possible to write a HTML file with inline css by using perl CGI.pm?

Question

I am asked to make a form that get the width, unit, direction and a paragraph by using CGI.pmand forms from user. Then I need to apply width, unit and direction to the paragraph by CSS rules.

I was wondering if it is possible to write inline CSS in Perl using CGI.pm.

For example:

<p style=width:"user-width user-unit";text-align:"user-justification">
 paragraph</p>

Its better not to mix View(HTML,CSS) and Controller (your CGI script doing logic) — Galimov Albert
– Galimov Albert, Commented Jun 18, 2013 at 8:05
If you have to do it for class, then you have to do it for class, I guess... but you're practicing a bad habit. Using CGI.pm's HTML-generating functions is generally recognized as a Bad Idea these days. Using a templating system instead (such as Template::Toolkit or Xslate) is The Right Way To Do It, at least until something even better comes along. — Dave Sherohman
– Dave Sherohman, Commented Jun 18, 2013 at 8:58

Chankey Pathak · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-18 07:44:09Z

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Yes it's possible using -style parameter.

Example: print h1({-style=>'Color: red;'},'Welcome to Hell');

You can also create separate CSS file. Below is an example which uses separate stylesheet (style.css) and also inline CSS.

print start_html( -title=>'CGI with Style',
                      -style=>{-src=>'http://www.example.com/style/style.css',
                               -code=>$newStyle}
                     );
    print h1('CGI with Style'),
          p({-class=>'Tip'},
            "Better read the cascading style sheet spec before playing with this!"),
          span({-style=>'color: magenta'},
               "Look Mom, no hands!",
               p(),
               "Whooo wee!"
               );
    print end_html;

Source: CGI.pm docs

edited Jun 18, 2013 at 7:44

answered Jun 18, 2013 at 7:36

Chankey Pathak

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4 Comments

Aceso Over a year ago

HOW can I associate value which is given from user to css attributes?

Chankey Pathak Over a year ago

Sorry I didn't get you. Give some example.

Aceso Over a year ago

print p({-style=>'width:$cgi->param('width')'}); I want to use user input to set the width in css

Chankey Pathak Over a year ago

It should work fine, isn't it? Make sure your $cgi is an object of CGI.pm module.

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