NAME

SQL::Translator::Schema::View - SQL::Translator view object

SYNOPSIS

use SQL::Translator::Schema::View;
my $view   = SQL::Translator::Schema::View->new(
    name   => 'foo',                      # name, required
    sql    => 'select id, name from foo', # SQL for view
    fields => 'id, name',                 # field names in view
);

DESCRIPTION

SQL::Translator::Schema::View is the view object.

METHODS

new

Object constructor.

my $view = SQL::Translator::Schema::View->new;

fields

Gets and set the fields the constraint is on. Accepts a string, list or arrayref; returns an array or array reference. Will unique the field names and keep them in order by the first occurrence of a field name.

$view->fields('id');
$view->fields('id', 'name');
$view->fields( 'id, name' );
$view->fields( [ 'id', 'name' ] );
$view->fields( qw[ id name ] );

my @fields = $view->fields;

is_valid

Determine whether the view is valid or not.

my $ok = $view->is_valid;

name

Get or set the view's name.

my $name = $view->name('foo');

order

Get or set the view's order.

my $order = $view->order(3);

sql

Get or set the view's SQL.

my $sql = $view->sql('select * from foo');

schema

Get or set the view's schema object.

$view->schema( $schema );
my $schema = $view->schema;

equals

Determines if this view is the same as another

my $isIdentical = $view1->equals( $view2 );

AUTHOR

Ken Youens-Clark <kclark@cpan.org>.