1Moose::Meta::Class(3) User Contributed Perl DocumentationMoose::Meta::Class(3)
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6 Moose::Meta::Class - The Moose metaclass
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9 version 2.2012
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12 This class is a subclass of Class::MOP::Class that provides additional
13 Moose-specific functionality.
14 To really understand this class, you will need to start with the
16 Class::MOP::Class documentation. This class can be understood as a set
17 of additional features on top of the basic feature provided by that
18 parent class.
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21 "Moose::Meta::Class" is a subclass of Class::MOP::Class.
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24 Moose::Meta::Class->initialize($package_name, %options)
25 This overrides the parent's method in order to provide its own
26 defaults for the "attribute_metaclass", "instance_metaclass", and
27 "method_metaclass" options.
28 These all default to the appropriate Moose class.
30 Moose::Meta::Class->create($package_name, %options)
32 This overrides the parent's method in order to accept a "roles"
33 option. This should be an array reference containing roles that the
34 class does, each optionally followed by a hashref of options
35 ("-excludes" and "-alias").
36 my $metaclass = Moose::Meta::Class->create( 'New::Class', roles => [...] );
38 Moose::Meta::Class->create_anon_class
40 This overrides the parent's method to accept a "roles" option, just
41 as "create" does.
42 It also accepts a "cache" option. If this is "true", then the
44 anonymous class will be cached based on its superclasses and roles.
45 If an existing anonymous class in the cache has the same
46 superclasses and roles, it will be reused.
47 my $metaclass = Moose::Meta::Class->create_anon_class(
49 superclasses => ['Foo'],
50 roles => [qw/Some Roles Go Here/],
51 cache => 1,
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53 Each entry in both the "superclasses" and the "roles" option can be
55 followed by a hash reference with arguments. The "superclasses"
56 option can be supplied with a -version option that ensures the
57 loaded superclass satisfies the required version. The "role" option
58 also takes the "-version" as an argument, but the option hash
59 reference can also contain any other role relevant values like
60 exclusions or parameterized role arguments.
61 $metaclass->new_object(%params)
63 This overrides the parent's method in order to add support for
64 attribute triggers.
65 $metaclass->superclasses(@superclasses)
67 This is the accessor allowing you to read or change the parents of
68 the class.
69 Each superclass can be followed by a hash reference containing a
71 -version value. If the version requirement is not satisfied an
72 error will be thrown.
73 When you pass classes to this method, we will attempt to load them
75 if they are not already loaded.
76 $metaclass->add_override_method_modifier($name, $sub)
78 This adds an "override" method modifier to the package.
79 $metaclass->add_augment_method_modifier($name, $sub)
81 This adds an "augment" method modifier to the package.
82 $metaclass->calculate_all_roles
84 This will return a unique array of Moose::Meta::Role instances
85 which are attached to this class.
86 $metaclass->calculate_all_roles_with_inheritance
88 This will return a unique array of Moose::Meta::Role instances
89 which are attached to this class, and each of this class's
90 ancestors.
91 $metaclass->add_role($role)
93 This takes a Moose::Meta::Role object, and adds it to the class's
94 list of roles. This does not actually apply the role to the class.
95 $metaclass->role_applications
97 Returns a list of Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToClass objects,
98 which contain the arguments to role application.
99 $metaclass->add_role_application($application)
101 This takes a Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToClass object, and
102 adds it to the class's list of role applications. This does not
103 actually apply any role to the class; it is only for tracking role
104 applications.
105 $metaclass->does_role($role)
107 This returns a boolean indicating whether or not the class does the
108 specified role. The role provided can be either a role name or a
109 Moose::Meta::Role object. This tests both the class and its
110 parents.
111 $metaclass->excludes_role($role_name)
113 A class excludes a role if it has already composed a role which
114 excludes the named role. This tests both the class and its parents.
115 $metaclass->add_attribute($attr_name, %params|$params)
117 This overrides the parent's method in order to allow the parameters
118 to be provided as a hash reference.
119 $metaclass->constructor_class($class_name)
121 $metaclass->destructor_class($class_name)
122 These are the names of classes used when making a class immutable.
123 These default to Moose::Meta::Method::Constructor and
124 Moose::Meta::Method::Destructor respectively. These accessors are
125 read-write, so you can use them to change the class name.
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128 See "BUGS" in Moose for details on reporting bugs.
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131 · Stevan Little <stevan.little@iinteractive.com>
132 · Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>
134 · Jesse Luehrs <doy@tozt.net>
136 · Shawn M Moore <code@sartak.org>
138 · יובל קוג'מן (Yuval Kogman) <nothingmuch@woobling.org>
140 · Karen Etheridge <ether@cpan.org>
142 · Florian Ragwitz <rafl@debian.org>
144 · Hans Dieter Pearcey <hdp@weftsoar.net>
146 · Chris Prather <chris@prather.org>
148 · Matt S Trout <mst@shadowcat.co.uk>
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152 This software is copyright (c) 2006 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
153 This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
155 the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
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