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6 DBIx::Class::IntrospectableM2M - Introspect many-to-many shortcuts
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9 In your DBIx::Class Result class (sometimes erroneously referred to as
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12 __PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/IntrospectableM2M ... Core/);
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14 #Digest encoder with hex format and SHA-1 algorithm
15 __PACKAGE__->many_to_many(roles => user_roles => 'role);
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19 my $metadata = $result_class->_m2m_metadata->{roles};
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21 # $metadata->{relation} maping relation e.g. 'user_roles'
22 # $metadata->{foreign_relation} far-side relation e.g. 'role
23 # $metadata->{attrs} relationship attributes, if any
24 # Convenience methods created by DBIx::Class
25 # $metadata->{rs_method} 'roles_rs'
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33 This module is fairly esoteric and, unless you are dynamically creating
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36 compatibility is not guaranteed for DBIx::Class 0.09000+. We will try
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41 Because the many-to-many relationships are not real relationships, they
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58 Guillermo Roditi (groditi) <groditi@cpan.org>
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61 Copyright (C) 2008 by Guillermo Roditi
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63 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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