NAME

UR::Object::View::Default::Text - object views in text format

SYNOPSIS

            

              
              
$o = Acme::Product->get(1234);
# generates a UR::Object::View::Default::Text object:
$v = $o->create_view(
    toolkit => 'text',
    aspects => [
      'id',
      'name',
      'qty_on_hand',
      'outstanding_orders' => [   
        'id',
        'status',
        'customer' => [
          'id',
          'name',
        ]
      ],
    ],
);
$txt1 = $v->content;
$o->qty_on_hand(200);
$txt2 = $v->content;
            
          

DESCRIPTION

This class implements basic text views of objects. It is used for command-line tools, and is the base class for other specific text formats like XML, HTML, JSON, etc.

WRITING A SUBCLASS

            

              
              
# In Acme/Product/View/OutstandingOrders/Text.pm
package Acme::Product::View::OutstandingOrders::Text;
use UR;
class Acme::Product::View::OutstandingOrders::Text { 
  is => 'UR::Object::View::Default::Text' 
};
sub _initial_aspects {
  return (
    'id',
    'name',
    'qty_on_hand',
    'outstanding_orders' => [   
      'id',
      'status',
      'customer' => [
        'id',
        'name',
      ]
    ],
  );
}
$v = $o->create_view(perspective => 'outstanding orders', toolkit => 'text');
print $v->content;
            
          

SEE ALSO

UR::Object::View, UR::Object::View::Toolkit::Text, UR::Object