NAME
Tangence::Meta::Class - structure representing one Tangence class
DESCRIPTION
This data structure object stores information about one Tangence class. Once constructed and defined, such objects are immutable.
CONSTRUCTOR
new
$class= Tangence::Meta::Class->new(name=>$name)
Returns a new instance representing the given name.
define
$class->define(%args)
Provides a definition for the class.
- methods => HASH
- events => HASH
- properties => HASH
-
Optional HASH references containing metadata about methods, events and properties, as instances of Tangence::Meta::Method, Tangence::Meta::Event or Tangence::Meta::Property.
- superclasses => ARRAY
-
Optional ARRAY reference containing superclasses as
Tangence::Meta::Classreferences.
ACCESSORS
defined
$defined=$class->defined
Returns true if a definintion for the class has been provided using define.
name
$name=$class->name
Returns the name of the class
perlname
$perlname=$class->perlname
Returns the perl name of the class. This will be the Tangence name, with dots replaced by double colons (::).
direct_superclasses
@superclasses=$class->direct_superclasses
Return the direct superclasses in a list of Tangence::Meta::Class references.
direct_methods
$methods=$class->direct_methods
Return the methods that this class directly defines (rather than inheriting from superclasses) as a HASH reference mapping names to Tangence::Meta::Method instances.
direct_events
$events=$class->direct_events
Return the events that this class directly defines (rather than inheriting from superclasses) as a HASH reference mapping names to Tangence::Meta::Event instances.
direct_properties
$properties=$class->direct_properties
Return the properties that this class directly defines (rather than inheriting from superclasses) as a HASH reference mapping names to Tangence::Meta::Property instances.
AGGREGATE ACCESSORS
The following accessors inspect the full inheritance tree of this class and all its superclasses
superclasses
@superclasses=$class->superclasses
Return all the superclasses in a list of unique Tangence::Meta::Class references.
methods
$methods=$class->methods
Return all the methods available to this class as a HASH reference mapping names to Tangence::Meta::Method instances.
method
$method=$class->method($name)
Return the named method as a Tangence::Meta::Method instance, or undef if no such method exists.
events
$events=$class->events
Return all the events available to this class as a HASH reference mapping names to Tangence::Meta::Event instances.
event
$event=$class->event($name)
Return the named event as a Tangence::Meta::Event instance, or undef if no such event exists.
properties
$properties=$class->properties
Return all the properties available to this class as a HASH reference mapping names to Tangence::Meta::Property instances.
property
$property=$class->property($name)
Return the named property as a Tangence::Meta::Property instance, or undef if no such property exists.
AUTHOR
Paul Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>