NAME

Class::Util - Class utility functions

VERSION 2.0

Included in OOTools 2.0 distribution.

The latest versions changes are reported in the Changes file in this distribution.

The distribution includes:

• Class::constr

  Pragma to implement constructor methods

• Class::props

  Pragma to implement lvalue accessors with options

• Class::groups

  Pragma to implement groups of properties accessors with options

• Class::Error

  Delayed checking of object failure

• Object::props

  Pragma to implement lvalue accessors with options

• Object::groups

  Pragma to implement groups of properties accessors with options

• Class::Util

  Class utility functions

INSTALLATION

Prerequisites

Perl version >= 5.6.1

CPAN

perl -MCPAN -e 'install OOTools'

Standard installation

From the directory where this file is located, type:

perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install

SYNOPSIS

use Class::Util qw(load);

# will require 'Any::Module' from a variable

$module = 'Any::Module';
load $module;

$_ = 'Any::Module'
load;

DESCRIPTION

This is a micro-weight module that (right now) exports only a functions of general utility in Class operations.

FUNCTIONS

load [ any_class ]

This function will require the any_class and will croak on error. If no argument is passed it will use $_ as the argument. It is aware of the classes that have been loaded or declared in other loaded files, so it doesn't croak if the symbol table of the class is already defined, anyway you can check that by checking $@.

It is useful if you need to load any module from a variable, since it avoids you to do:

eval "require $class";
if ( $@ ) { check_what_error and croak $@ };

SUPPORT

If you need support or if you want just to send me some feedback or request, please use this link: http://perl.4pro.net/?Class::Util.

AUTHOR and COPYRIGHT

© 2004-2005 by Domizio Demichelis.

All Rights Reserved. This module is free software. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the same terms as perl itself.