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6 Class::MakeMethods::Template::InsideOut - External data
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9 package MyObject;
10 use Class::MakeMethods::Template::InsideOut (
11 scalar => [ 'foo', 'bar' ]
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13 sub new { ... }
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15 package main;
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17 my $obj = MyObject->new( foo => "Foozle", bar => "Bozzle" );
18 print $obj->foo(); # Prints Foozle
19 $obj->bar("Bamboozle"); # Sets $obj's bar value
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22 Supports the Generic object constructor and accessors meta-method
23 types, but accepts any object as the underlying implementation type,
24 with member data stored in external indices.
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26 Each method stores the values associated with various objects in an
27 hash keyed by the object's stringified identity. Since that hash is
28 accessible only from the generated closures, it is impossible for
29 foreign code to manipulate those values except through the method
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32 A DESTROY method is installed to remove data for expired objects from
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36 Common Parameters: The following parameters are defined for InsideOut
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40 An auto-vivified reference to a hash to be used to store the values
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43 Note that using InsideOut meta-methods causes the installation of a
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47 NOTE: This needs some more work to properly handle inheritance.
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49 Standard Methods
50 The following methods from Generic are all supported:
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66 code_or_scalar
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68 See Class::MakeMethods::Template::Generic for the interfaces and
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71 The items marked with a * above are specifically defined in this
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73 of this package's generic settings with the code templates provided by
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77 boolean_index => [ qw / foo bar baz / ]
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79 Like InsideOut:boolean, boolean_index creates x, set_x, and clear_x
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