NAME
Moose::Meta::Attribute - The Moose attribute metaclass
DESCRIPTION
This is a subclass of Class::MOP::Attribute with Moose specific extensions.
For the most part, the only time you will ever encounter an instance of this class is if you are doing some serious deep introspection. To really understand this class, you need to refer to the Class::MOP::Attribute documentation.
METHODS
Overridden methods
These methods override methods in Class::MOP::Attribute and add Moose specific features. You can safely assume though that they will behave just as Class::MOP::Attribute does.
- new
- generate_accessor_method
- generate_writer_method
Additional Moose features
Moose attributes support type-contstraint checking, weak reference creation and type coercion.
- has_type_constraint
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Returns true if this meta-attribute has a type constraint.
- type_constraint
-
A read-only accessor for this meta-attribute's type constraint. For more information on what you can do with this, see the documentation for Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint.
- is_weak_ref
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Returns true of this meta-attribute produces a weak reference.
- should_coerce
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Returns true of this meta-attribute should perform type coercion.
BUGS
All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no exception. If you find a bug please either email me, or add the bug to cpan-RT.
AUTHOR
Stevan Little <stevan@iinteractive.com>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2006 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.