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The URI::URL module exports the url() function as an alternate constructor interface.

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The constructor takes an optional $base argument. The "URI::URL" class is a subclass of "URI::WithBase".

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The URI::URL− >newlocal class method is the same as URI::file−>new_abs.

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URI::URL::strict(1)

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$url−>print_on method

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$url−>crack method

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$url−>full_path: same as ($uri−>abs_path || "/")

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$url−>netloc: same as $uri−>authority

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$url−>epath, $url−>equery: same as $uri−>path, $uri−>query

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$url−>path and $url−>query pass unescaped strings.

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$url−>path_components: same as $uri−>path_segments (if you don’t consider path segment parameters)

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$url−>params and $url−>eparams methods

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$url−>base method. See URI::WithBase.

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$url−>abs and $url−>rel have an optional $base argument. See URI::WithBase.

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$url−>frag: same as $uri−>fragment

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$url−>keywords: same as $uri−>query_keywords

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$url−>localpath and friends map to $uri−>file.

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$url−>address and $url−>encoded822addr: same as $uri−>to for mailto URI

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$url−>groupart method for news URI

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$url−>article: same as $uri−>message