1Class::MethodMaker(3) User Contributed Perl DocumentationClass::MethodMaker(3)
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NAME

6       Class::MethodMaker - Create generic methods for OO Perl
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SYNOPSIS

9         use Class::MethodMaker
10           [ scalar => [qw/ foo bar baz /],
11             new    => [qw/ new /]        ,
12           ];
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DESCRIPTION

15       This module solves the problem of having to continually write accessor
16       methods for your objects that perform standard tasks.
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18       The argument to 'use' is an arrayref, as pairs whose "keys" are the
19       names of types of generic methods generated by MethodMaker and whose
20       "values" tell method maker what methods to make.
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22       To override any generated methods, it is sufficient to ensure that the
23       overriding method is defined when Class::MethodMaker is called.  Note
24       that the "use" keyword introduces a "BEGIN" block, so you may need to
25       define (or at least declare) your overriding method in a "BEGIN" block.
26
27   Simple Use
28       A simple class made with "Class::MethodMaker" looks like this:
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30         package MyClass;
31
32         use Class::MethodMaker
33           [ scalar => [qw/ name /],
34             new    => [qw/ new  /],
35           ];
36
37       This creates a class, of which new instances may be created using
38       "new", each with a single scalar component called "name".  Name may be
39       queried and (re)set using the methods "name", "name_reset" and
40       "name_isset":
41
42         package main;
43
44         my $m = MyClass->new;
45         my $n;
46         $\ = "\n";
47
48         print $m->name_isset ? "true" : "false";     # false
49
50         $m->name("foo");
51         $n = $m->name;
52         print defined $n ? "->$n<-" : "*undef*";     # ->foo<-
53         print $m->name_isset ? "true" : "false";     # true
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55         $m->name(undef);
56         $n = $m->name;
57         print defined $n ? "->$n<-" : "*undef*";     # *undef*
58         print $m->name_isset ? "true" : "false";     # true
59
60         $m->name_reset;
61         $n = $m->name;
62         print defined $n ? "->$n<-" : "*undef*";     # *undef*
63         print $m->name_isset ? "true" : "false";     # false
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65       The available component types are scalar, array, hash.  Certain non-
66       data-type utilities are also provided: new, for constructors, deep_copy
67       and copy for object copies, and abstract for creating abstract methods.
68
69       Each of the components take common options.  These include -static, for
70       per-class rather than per-instance data, -type, to restrict the data
71       stored to certain types (e.g., objects of a certain class), -forward to
72       forward (proxy) given methods onto components, -default/-default_ctor
73       to set default values for components, -tie_class to tie the storage of
74       a data type to a given class, -read_cb/-store_cb to call user-defined
75       functions on read/store (without the overhead/complexity of ties; and
76       allowing callbacks on existing tie classes).
77
78   Detailed Use
79       "Class::MethodMaker" installs components into a class, by means of
80       methods that interrogate and amend those components.  A component,
81       sometimes referred in other documentation as a slot is a group of one
82       or more attributes (variables) that are associated with an instance of
83       a class (sometimes called an object), or occasionally a class itself
84       (often referred to as a static component).  A component is intended as
85       a cohesive unit of data that should only normally be interrogated or
86       set through the methods provided.
87
88       Given an instance of a class where each instance represents a car,
89       examples of components are the "make" and "model" (each of which would
90       be a simple scalar, a string), the engine (a simple scalar, an instance
91       of Engine::Combustion), and the wheels (an array of instances of
92       Wheel).  Note that the wheels form one component, an array.  Of course,
93       the implementor might instead choose to use four components, each being
94       a scalar wheel.
95
96       To have the components created, the principle use of Class::MethodMaker
97       is to specify the type (data-structure) and name of each component to
98       the import method of Class::MethodMaker
99
100         package MyClass;
101
102         use Class::MethodMaker
103           [ scalar => 'name',
104             new    => [qw/ new /],
105           ];
106
107       In this example, the import is called implicitly via the "use"
108       statement.  The components are installed in the package in effect where
109       the import is called.  The argument to import is arranged as pairs,
110       where the first of each pair is the type of the data-structure, the
111       second is the arguments for that data-structure; in the most simple
112       case, the name of a component to install using that data-structure.
113       The second of the pair should be an arrayref if not a simple name.
114
115       Data-structures may be repeated in the call:
116
117         use Class::MethodMaker
118           [ scalar => 'name1',
119             new    => [qw/ new /],
120             scalar => 'name2',
121           ];
122
123       It is an error to attempt to install a two or more components with the
124       same name twice.
125
126       Options may be given to data structures to amend the nature and
127       behaviour of the components created.  Some options are common across
128       all data structure (e.g., "static") whilst some are specific to their
129       respective data structures.  Option syntax is laid out in detail below.
130       In simple, options are provided by way of hashrefs from option name to
131       option value.  Options and component names are order-sensitive; options
132       appearing after a component do not affect that component.  Options only
133       apply to the data-structure to which they are specified.  Boolean
134       options (e.g., static) may be abbreviated to -option to set, !option to
135       unset, without a hashref.
136
137         use Class::MethodMaker
138           [ scalar => [+{ -type => 'File::stat' }, qw/ -static name /],
139             new    => 'new',
140           ];
141
142       There are also non-data-structure methods that may be created by
143       Class::MethodMaker.  "new" is an example of one such value; it instead
144       causes a standard "new" method to be created for the calling class.
145       The arguments and options syntax remains the same, but many options
146       clearly do not apply (e.g., "type" for "new").
147
148   Interaction with Superclasses
149       Basically, "Class::MethodMaker" takes no notice of class hierarchies.
150       If you choose to install a component x in a class B that is a subclass
151       of class A that already has a component x, then the methods addressing
152       x in B will simply override those in class A in the usual fashion.
153       "Class::MethodMaker" takes no special action for this situation.  This
154       is a feature.
155
156   Option Syntax
157       The arguments to Class::MethodMaker are passed in a single arrayref, as
158       pairs, with the first of each pair being the name of the data-
159       structure, and the second being the arguments to that structure.
160
161         use Class::MethodMaker
162           [ scalar => 'name',
163             new    => [qw/ new /],
164           ];
165
166       The second of the pair may in the most simple case be a single scalar
167       that is the name of a component to use.
168
169         use Class::MethodMaker
170           [ scalar => 'bob', ];
171
172       For anything more complex, the second argument must itself be an
173       arrayreference.  Simple names within this arrayreference are again
174       taken as component names to use; in the following example, both "foo"
175       and "bar" scalar components are created:
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177         use Class::MethodMaker
178           [ scalar => [qw/ foo bar /], ];
179
180       Options to the data-structure, to change the behaviour of the
181       component, or methods available, etc., are specified by the presence of
182       a hash reference in line with the component names.  Each key of the
183       hashref is the name of an option; the corresponding value is the option
184       value.  Option names are easily recognized by a leading hyphen ("-")
185       (or leading exclamation mark, "!").  The options affect only the
186       components named after the option itself.  In the following example,
187       "foo" is non-static (the default), whilst bar is a static:
188
189         use Class::MethodMaker
190           [ scalar => ['foo', { -static => 1 }, 'bar'], ];
191
192       Naturally, options may be altered by later settings overriding earlier
193       ones.  The example below has exactly the same effect as the one above:
194
195         use Class::MethodMaker
196           [ scalar => [{ -static => 1 }, 'bar', { -static => 0 }, 'foo'], ];
197
198       Options that are boolean (on/off) valued, such as "-static", may be
199       specified external to any hashref as "-optionname" to set them on and
200       "!optionname" to set them off.  The example below has exactly the same
201       effect as the one above:
202
203         use Class::MethodMaker
204           [ scalar => [ qw/ -static bar !static foo /], ];
205
206       Options that take a value, e.g., "-type", must be specified within a
207       hashref:
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209         use Class::MethodMaker
210           [ scalar => [ +{ type => 'File::stat' }, 'bob' ], ];
211
212       Options affect is limited by the scope of the nearest enclosing
213       arrayref.  This particularly means that for multiple invocations of a
214       data structure type, options on earlier invocations do not affect later
215       ones.  In the following example, "foo" is non-static (the default),
216       whilst bar is a static:
217
218         use Class::MethodMaker
219           [ scalar => [ qw/ -static bar /],
220             scalar => [ 'foo' ],
221           ];
222
223       This is true even if later invocations do not use an arrayref.  The
224       example below has exactly the same effect as the one above:
225
226         use Class::MethodMaker
227           [ scalar => [ qw/ -static bar /],
228             scalar => 'foo',
229           ];
230
231       Arrayrefs may be employed within a set of arguments for a single data-
232       structure to likewise limit scope.  The example below has exactly the
233       same effect as the one above:
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235         use Class::MethodMaker
236           [ scalar => [ [ qw/ -static bar / ], 'foo' ],
237           ];
238
239   Method Renaming
240       Methods may be renamed, by providing options that map from one generic
241       name to another.  These are identified by the presence of a '*' in the
242       option name.
243
244       The example below installs component "a" as a scalar, but the method
245       that would normally be installed as "a_get" is instead installed as
246       "get_a", and likewise "set_a" is installed in place of "a_set".
247
248         use Class::MethodMaker
249           [ scalar => [ { '*_get' => 'get_*',
250                           '*_set' => 'set_*', },
251                         'a' ],
252           ];
253
254   Default & Optional Methods
255       Class::MethodMaker installs a number of methods by default.  Some
256       methods, considered to be useful only to a subset of developers are
257       installed only on request.  Each method is marked in the text to state
258       whether it is installed by default or only upon request.
259
260       To request that a non-default method is installed, one needs to rename
261       it (even possibly to its normal name).  So, to install the *_get method
262       for a scalar attribute (as *_get), the syntax is:
263
264         package MyClass;
265         use Class::MethodMaker
266           [ scalar => [{'*_get' => '*_get'}, 'a'] ];
267
268       The method may be installed using a non-default name using similar
269       syntax:
270
271         package MyClass;
272         use Class::MethodMaker
273           [ scalar => [{'*_get' => 'get_*'}, 'a'] ];
274
275       The client may choose to not install a default method by renaming it to
276       undef:
277
278         use Class::MethodMaker
279           [ scalar => [{'*' => undef }, 'a'] ];
280
281       Note Class::MethodMaker will not install a method in place of an
282       existing method, so if the intent is to not install a default method
283       because the client has their own version, an alternative to the above
284       is to define the client version before calling Class::MethodMaker.
285
286   Naming & Method-Design Conventions
287       The standard method names are designed with predictability and class
288       extendibility in mind.
289
290       Naming
291
292       For any component x that Class::MethodMaker creates, the method names
293       are always "x" or "x_*".  This enables predictability, for you do not
294       need to remember which methods are named "x_*" and which *_x, and also
295       you can name methods that you create by avoiding prefixing them with
296       "x", and so avoid any clash with Class::MethodMaker-generated methods
297       (even if Class::MethodMaker is upgraded with shiny new extra methods).
298       Class::MethodMaker users may rename methods (see "Method Renaming").
299
300       For any data-structure component (scalar, array, hash, etc.) x that
301       Class::MethodMaker creates, the method "x" sets the value of that
302       component: i.e., overriding any existing value, not amending or
303       modifying.  E.g., for array components, "x" does not push or pull
304       values but all old values are removed, and new ones placed in their
305       stead:
306
307         package MyClass;
308         use Class::MethodMaker
309           [ array => 'a',
310             new   => 'new',
311           ];
312
313         package main;
314         my $m = MyClass->new;
315         $m->a(4,5);
316         print join(' ', $m->a), "\n"; # 4 5
317         $m->a(6,7);
318         print join(' ', $m->a), "\n"; # 6 7
319
320       The method returns the new value of the component:
321
322         print join(' ', $m->a(8,9)), "\n"; # 8 9
323
324       Note that calling the method with an empty list does not reset the
325       value to empty; this is so that normal lookups work on the method
326       (i.e., if
327
328         $m->a
329
330       emptied the component, then
331
332         @a = $m->a
333
334       would always give an empty list: not that useful.
335
336       Set/Unset
337
338       Each data-structure component has the concept of being set/unset as a
339       whole, independent of individual members being set.  Each component
340       starts life unset (unless a default or default option or tie class has
341       been supplied), and is becomes set by any assignment.  The component is
342       then reset with the *_reset method.  Thus it is possible to distinguish
343       between a component that has been set to an explicitly empty value, and
344       one that has not been set (or been reset).  This distinction is
345       analogous to the distinction in hashes between a missing key and a key
346       whose value is undef.
347
348         package MyClass;
349         use Class::MethodMaker
350           [ new    => 'new',
351             scalar => 'x',
352           ];
353
354         package main;
355         my $m = MyClass->new;
356
357         $\ = "\n";
358         print $m->x_isset ? "true" : "false";    # false; components start this way
359
360         my $x = $m->x;
361         print defined $n ? "->$n<-" : '*undef*'; # *undef*
362         print $m->x_isset ? "true" : "false";    # false; reading doesn't set
363
364         $m->x(undef);
365         $x = $m->x;
366         print $m->x_isset ? "true" : "false";    # true;
367         print defined $n ? "->$n<-" : '*undef*'; # ->foo<-
368
369         $m->x("foo");
370         $x = $m->x;
371         print $m->x_isset ? "true" : "false";    # true; undef is valid value
372         print defined $n ? "->$n<-" : '*undef*'; # *undef*
373
374         $m->x_reset;
375         $x = $m->x;
376         print defined $n ? "->$n<-" : '*undef*'; # *undef*
377         print $m->x_isset ? "true" : "false";    # false
378
379       It is not an error to query the value of an unset component: the value
380       is undef.  Querying (any passive command, or pure function) an unset
381       component does not cause it to become set; only assigning (any active
382       command, or procedure) changes the set status of a component.
383
384       NOTE THAT lvalues are still experimental (as of perl 5.8.0), and so
385       their implementation may change r disappear in the future.  Note that
386       lvalue use defeats type-checking.  This may be considered a bug, and so
387       may be fixed if possible at some point in the future.
388
389       Other Design Considerations
390
391       Further design goals for Class::MethodMaker version 2:
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393       Consistency of Options
394           The options passed to components are now handled in a single place,
395           to try to be phrased consistently.  As many options as possible are
396           common to all data-structures.
397
398       Flexibility
399           It is intended that all common class-construction options are
400           supported across all data-types, so that e.g., defaults, ties,
401           typing may be used with your data-structure of choice, and
402           combined.
403
404       Speed
405           The methods are intended to be as fast as possible, within other
406           constraints outlined here.
407
408   Options to "use"/"import"
409       "-target_class"
410           By default, the target class is determined to be the last (latest)
411           class in the call stack that is not a Class::MethodMaker::Engine
412           subtype.  This is what is wanted 99% of the time, and typical users
413           need not worry.  However, the target class may be set explicitly in
414           the call to "use"/"import":
415
416             use Class::MethodMaker
417               [ -target_class => 'X',
418                 scalar        => [qw/ a /],
419                 -target_class => 'Y',
420                 scalar        => [qw/ b /],
421               ];
422
423           Note that the "-target_class" option is order sensitive: it affects
424           only components requested after it in the call to "use"/"import".
425           As shown, the same call may handle specify multiple target classes.
426           Any components requested before the first "-target_class" are
427           created in the default-determined class, as outlined above.
428
429           Setting the target class in this way does not persist over multiple
430           calls to "use"/"import".  A subsequent call to either will use the
431           default-determined class as target (unless again overridden by
432           "-target_class").
433
434   Standard Options for Data-Structure Components.
435       The following options are observed by all data structure components
436       (scalar, array, hash).
437
438       -static
439             package MyClass;
440             use Class::MethodMaker
441               [ scalar => [qw/ -static s /], ];
442
443           This option causes components to hold class-specific, rather than
444           instance-specific values.  Thus:
445
446             package main;
447             my $m = MyClass->new;
448             my $n = MyClass->new;
449             $m->a(4,5);
450             print join(' ', $m->a), "\n"; # 4 5
451             print join(' ', $n->a), "\n"; # 4 5
452             $n->a(6,7);
453             print join(' ', $n->a), "\n"; # 6 7
454             print join(' ', $m->a), "\n"; # 6 7
455
456       -type
457             use Class::MethodMaker
458               [ scalar => [{ -type => 'File::stat' }, 'st' ]];
459
460           Takes the name of a class, and checks that all values assigned to
461           the component are of the appropriate type (uses UNIVERSAL::isa, so
462           subtypes are permissible).
463
464       -forward
465           This option takes as value an arrayref (or a simple scalar).  The
466           values specify a list of methods that when called on an instance of
467           the target class, are "forwarded on" to the given component.  For
468           example,
469
470             package X;
471
472             use Class::MethodMaker
473               [scalar => [{ -type => 'File::stat',
474                             -forward => [qw/ mode size /], },
475                           'st1',
476                          ],
477               ])},
478
479           any call of "mode" or "size" on an instance of "X" will simply call
480           the method of the same name on the value stored in the component
481           "st1", with the same arguments, and returns the value(s) of this
482           call.
483
484           Forwarding only applies to the first named component (since the
485           methodname is fixed, without the a componentname part).  This is
486           because the components are installed in the order in which they are
487           created, and Class::MethodMaker never overwrites a pre-existing
488           method.  So, in the following example, "mode" and "size" forward to
489           the "st1" component, and "read" forwards to the "st2" component.
490
491             package MyClass;
492             Class::MethodMaker->import([scalar =>
493                                           [{ -type    => 'File::stat',
494                                              -forward => [qw/ mode
495                                                               size /],
496                                            },
497                                            qw( st1 ),
498                                            { -type    => 'IO::Handle',
499                                              -forward => 'read', },
500                                            qw( st2 ),
501                                           ]])},
502
503           Forwarding a method to a component of composite data type (e.g.,
504           array, hash) causes the method to be mapped over the values of that
505           component.  The returned value is appropriate to the component
506           type; so a method forwarded to an array will return a list, like
507           the array that is the component, but with each value being the
508           instead result of applying the forwarded method to the
509           corresponding value of the array.
510
511           The following code populates the @sizes array with the sizes of
512           /etc/passwd, /etc/group, in that order.
513
514             package main;
515             my $m = MyClass->new;
516             $m->st1("/etc/passwd", "/etc/group");
517             my @sizes = $m->size;
518
519           Calling the forwarding method in a scalar context will get the same
520           results, but as an arrayref:
521
522             my $sizes = $m->size; # [ 921, 598 ] for example
523
524           Likewise, forwarding to a hash component will return a hash from
525           original key to result of method on the corresponding component, or
526           an equivalent hashref in scalar context.
527
528       -default
529             use Class::MethodMaker
530               [ scalar => [{ -default => 7 }, 'df1' ]];
531
532           Takes a simple value; must be either undef or an instance of the
533           appropriate type if "-type" has also been specified.  Whenever a
534           component is new or reset, its value(s) default to the value given.
535           Hence *_isset will always return true for that component.  For
536           compound data-structures, the default applies to the each element
537           of the structure, not the compound itself.  So, for array
538           structures, the default applies to each element of the array, not
539           the array itself.
540
541           It is an error to specify the "-default" option and the
542           "-default_ctor" option simultaneously.
543
544       -default_ctor
545             use Class::MethodMaker
546               [scalar => [{ -default_ctor => sub {
547                               Y->new(-3);
548                             },
549                           'df2',
550
551                           { -type         => 'Y',
552                             -default_ctor => 'new' },
553                           'df3',
554                          ]
555               ];
556
557           Takes a coderef to call to generate the default value.  This is
558           called the first time a value is required, and afterwards whenever
559           reset is called.  The subr is called with one argument, which is
560           the object upon which the component exists (or the name of the
561           class upon which the component is created, if the call is made on
562           the class).
563
564           If the "-type" option is in effect, then the value may be a simple
565           value, which shall be considered the name of a method to call on
566           the class specified by "-type".
567
568           It is an error to specify the "-default" option and the
569           "-default_ctor" option simultaneously.
570
571       -tie_class
572             # @z is an audit trail
573             my @z;
574             package W;
575             use Tie::Scalar;
576             use base qw( Tie::StdScalar );
577             sub TIESCALAR { push @z, [ 'TIESCALAR'     ]; $_[0]->SUPER::TIESCALAR    }
578             sub FETCH     { push @z, [ 'FETCH'         ]; $_[0]->SUPER::FETCH        }
579             sub STORE     { push @z, [ STORE => $_[1]  ]; $_[0]->SUPER::STORE($_[1]) }
580             sub DESTROY   { push @z, [ 'DESTROY'       ]; $_[0]->SUPER::DESTROY      }
581             sub UNTIE     { push @z, [ UNTIE => $_[1]  ]; $_[0]->SUPER::UNTIE($_[1]) }
582
583             package X;
584             Class::MethodMaker->import([scalar =>
585                                           [{ -type      => 'File::stat',
586                                              -tie_class => 'W',
587                                              -forward   => [qw/ mode
588                                                                 size /],
589                                            },
590                                            qw( tie1 ),
591                                         new => 'new',
592                                        ]]);
593
594           This option takes a simple value as argument, which is taken be the
595           name of a class that is to be tied to the storage for the
596           component, e.g., for an array component, a class that implements
597           the API for tied arrays is needed (see Tie::Array for more
598           information on this).  Likewise for scalar components, hash
599           components, etc.  Note that it is the component that is tied, not
600           the data items.
601
602             package main;
603             my $x = X->new;
604
605             # @z is empty
606
607             my $stat1 = stat "/etc/passwd";
608             my $stat2 = stat "/etc/group";
609             $x->tie1($stat1);
610
611             # @z is (['TIESCALAR'], ['STORE', $stat1])
612
613             my $y = $x->tie1;
614
615             # $y is $stat1
616             # @z is (['TIESCALAR'], ['STORE', $stat1], ['FETCH'])
617
618             $x->tie1($stat2);
619
620             # @z is (['TIESCALAR'], ['STORE', $stat1], ['FETCH'], ['STORE', $stat2])
621
622             $x->tie1_reset;
623
624             # @z is (['TIESCALAR'], ['STORE', $stat1], ['FETCH'], ['STORE', $stat2],\
625             #        ['DESTROY'])
626
627       -tie_args
628             package X;
629             Class::MethodMaker->import
630               ([scalar => [{ -tie_class => 'V',
631                              -tie_args  => [enum    => [qw/A B C/],
632                                             default => 'B'],
633                            },
634                            qw( tie2 ),
635                           ]]);
636
637           This option takes an array reference, whose members are passed as
638           arguments to any tie invoked on the component (by virtue
639           "-tie_class").  If "-tie_class" is not in force, this is ignored.
640
641           As a convenience measure, a single argument may be passed directly,
642           rather than embedding in an array ref --- unless that arg is an
643           array ref itself...
644
645       -read_cb
646           The implementation of this option is incomplete
647
648             package MyClass;
649             use Class::MethodMaker
650               [ scalar => [{ -read_cb => sub { ($_[1]||0) + 1 } }, 'rcb1' ]
651                 new    => 'new';
652               ];
653
654           This option takes as argument a coderef, which is called whenever a
655           value is read.  It is called with two arguments: the instance upon
656           which the method was called, and the value stored in the component.
657           The return value of the given coderef is the value which is passed
658           to the caller of the method as the component value.  Thus, the
659           above example adds one to whatever the stored value is.  Note that
660           the value is returned to the callee, but not stored in the object
661
662             package main;
663             my $m = MyClass->new;
664             $m->rcb1(4);
665             my $n = $x->rcb1; # 5
666             my $n = $x->rcb1; # 5
667
668       -store_cb
669           The implementation of this option is incomplete
670
671             package MyClass;
672             use Class::MethodMaker
673               [ scalar => [{ -store_cb => sub { $_[1] + 1 } }, 'scb1' ]
674                 new    => 'new';
675               ];
676
677           This option takes as argument a coderef, which is called whenever a
678           value is stored.  It is called with four arguments: the instance
679           upon which the method was called, the value to store in the
680           component, the name of the component, and the previous value of the
681           component (if any; if the given element of the component was
682           previously unset, only three arguments are passed).
683
684           The return value of the given coderef is the value which is
685           actually stored in the component.  Thus, the above example stores 1
686           greater than the value passed in.
687
688             package main;
689             my $m = MyClass->new;
690             $m->scb1(4);
691             my $n = $x->scb1; # 5
692
693           Generally, store callbacks are cheaper than read callbacks, because
694           values are read more often than they are stored.  But that is a
695           generalization.  YMMV.
696

EXPERIMENTAL & COMPATIBILITY notes

698       Some new facilities may be marked as EXPERIMENTAL in the documentation.
699       These facilities are being trialled, and whilst it is hoped that they
700       will become mainstream code, no promises are made.  They may change or
701       disappear at any time.  Caveat Emptor.  The maintainer would be
702       delighted to hear any feedback particularly regarding such facilities,
703       be it good or bad, so long as it is constructive.
704
705       Some old facilities may be marked as COMPATIBILITY in the
706       documentation.  These facilities are being maintained purely for
707       compatibility with old versions of this module, but will ultimately
708       disappear.  They are normally replaced by alternatives that are
709       considered preferable.  Please avoid using them, and consider amending
710       any existing code that does use them not to.  If you believe that their
711       removal will cast an unacceptable pall over your life, please contact
712       the maintainer.
713

SEE ALSO

715       Class::MethodMaker::Engine, Class::MethodMaker::scalar,
716       Class::MethodMaker::array, Class::MethodMaker::hash,
717       Class::MethodMaker::V1Compat
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