NAME

Data::Object::Base

ABSTRACT

Data-Object Base Class

SYNOPSIS

use parent 'Data::Object::Base';

DESCRIPTION

This package provides an abstract base class used for identity and classification of Data::Object classes.

METHODS

This package implements the following methods.

class

class() : Str

The class method returns the class name for the given class or object.

class example

# given $self (Foo::Bar)

$self->class();

# Foo::Bar (string)

deduce

deduce(Maybe[Any] $arg) : Object

The deduce method returns a data object for a given argument. A blessed argument will be ignored, less a RegexpRef.

deduce example

# given $arrayref

my $array_object = $self->deduce($arrayref);

detract

detract(Maybe[Any] $arg) : Value

The detract method returns a raw data value for a given argument which is a type of data object. If no argument is provided the invocant will be used.

detract example

# given $array_object

my $arrayref = $self->detract($array_object);

space

space(Str $arg1) : Object

The space method returns a Data::Object::Space object for the given class, object or argument.

space example

# given $self (Foo::Bar)

$self->space();

# Foo::Bar (space object)

$self->space('Foo/Baz');

# Foo::Baz (space object)

type

type() : Str

The type method returns object type string.

type example

my $type = $self->type();

AUTHOR

Al Newkirk, awncorp@cpan.org

LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2011-2019, Al Newkirk, et al.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

PROJECT

On GitHub

Initiatives

Contributing

Reporting

SEE ALSO

To get the most out of this distribution, consider reading the following:

Data::Object::Class

Data::Object::Role

Data::Object::Rule

Data::Object::Library

Data::Object::Signatures

cpanm Do

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Do