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NAME

6       Data::ObjectDriver::ResultSet - Manage a DB query
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SYNOPSIS

9           # Get a resultset object for Object::Widget, which inherits from
10           # Data::ObjectDriver::BaseObject
11           my $result = Object::Widget->result($terms, $args);
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13           $result->add_term({color => 'blue'});
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15           $result->add_limit(10);
16           $result->add_offset(100);
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18           while (my $widget = $result->next) {
19               # Do stuff with $widget
20           }
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DESCRIPTION

23       This object is returned by the 'result' method found in the
24       Data::ObjectDriver::BaseObject class.  This object manages a query and
25       the resulting data.  It allows additional search terms and arguments to
26       be added and will not submit the query until a method that returns data
27       is called.  By passing this object around code in multiple places can
28       alter the query easily until the data is needed.
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30       Once a method returning data is called (next, count, etc) the query is
31       submitted to the database and the returned data is managed by the
32       ResultSet object like an iterator.
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METHODS

35   $result_set = $class->result($terms, $args)
36       This method is actually defined in Data::ObjectDriver::BaseObject but
37       it is the way a new ResultSet object is created.
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39       Arguments:
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41       $terms - A hashref.  Same format as the first argument to
42       Data::ObjectDriver::DBI::search
43       $args - A hashref.  Same format as the second argument to
44       Data::ObjectDriver::DBI::search
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46       Return value:
47
48       This method returns a Data::ObjectDriver::ResultSet object
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50   $new_result = Data::ObjectDriver::ResultSet->iterator(\@data)
51       Create a new result set object that takes existing data and operates
52       only as an iterator, without any of the query management.
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54       Arguments:
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56       $data - An array ref of data elements
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58       Return value:
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60       A Data::ObjectDriver::ResultSet object
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62   add_constraint
63       Apply a constraint to the result.  The format of the two arguments is
64       the same as for Data::ObjectDriver::DBI::search
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66       Arguments:
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68       $terms - A hashref of object fields and values constraining them.  Same
69       as first parameter to result method.
70       $args - A hashref of values that affect the returned data, such as
71       limit and sort by.  Same as first parameter to result method.
72
73       ; Return value : Returns 1 if successful and 0 otherwise
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75       ; Notes : Do we fail if called after we've retrieved the result set?
76       Ignore it?  Requery?
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78       ; Example
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80         $res->add_constraint({object_id => $id}, {limit => 100})
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82   add_term
83       Apply a single search term to the result.  Equivalent to:
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85         $res->add_constraint($terms)
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87       Arguments:
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89       $terms - A hashref of object fields and values constraining them
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91       ; Return value : Returns 1 if successful and 0 otherwise
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93       ; Notes : Same question as for add_constraint
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95       ; Example
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97         $res->add_term({object_id => $id})
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99   clear_term
100       Clear a single search term from the result.
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102       Arguments:
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104       @terms - An array of term names to clear
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106       ; Return value : Returns 1 if successful and 0 otherwise
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108       ; Notes : none
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110       ; Example
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112         $res->clear_term(qw(limit offset))
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114   add_limit
115       Apply a limit to the result.  Equivalent to:
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117         $res->add_constraint({}, {limit => $limit})
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119       Arguments:
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121       $limit - A scalar numeric value giving the limit of the number of
122       objects returned
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124       ; Return value : Returns 1 if successful and 0 otherwise
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126       ; Notes :
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128       ; Example
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130         $res->add_limit(100)
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132   clear_limit
133       Clear any limit value in the result.
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135       Arguments:
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137       none
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139       ; Return value : Returns 1 if successful and 0 otherwise
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141       ; Notes : None
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143       ; Example
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145         $res->clear_limit
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147   add_offset
148       Add an offset for the results returned.  Result set must also have a
149       limit set at some point.
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151       Arguments:
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153       $offset - A scalar numeric value giving the offset for the first object
154       returned
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156       ; Return value : Returns 1 if successful and 0 otherwise
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158       ; Notes : none
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160       ; Example
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162         $res->add_offset(5_000)
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164   clear_offset
165       Clear any offset value in the result.
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167       Arguments:
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169       none
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171       ; Return value : Returns 1 if successful and 0 otherwise
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173       ; Notes :
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175       ; Example
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177         $res->clear_offset
178
179   add_order
180       Add a sort order for the results returned.
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182       Arguments:
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184       [0] = $order =  - A scalar string value giving the sort order for the
185       results, one of ascend or descend
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187       ; Return value : Returns 1 if successful and 0 otherwise
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189       ; Notes : >none''
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191       ; Example
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193         $res->add_order('ascend')
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195   clear_order
196       Clear any offset value in the result.
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198       Arguments:
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200       none
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202       ; Return value : Returns 1 if successful and 0 otherwise
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204       ; Notes : none
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206       ; Example
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208         $res->clear_order
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210   index
211       Return the current index into the result set.
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213       Arguments:
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215       none
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217       ; Return value : An integer giving the zero based index of the current
218       element in the result set.
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220       ; Notes : none
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222       ; Example
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224         $idx = $res->index;
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226   next
227       Retrieve the next item in the resultset
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229       Arguments:
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231       none
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233       ; Return value : The next object or undef if past the end of the result
234       set
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236       ; Notes : Calling this method will force a DB query.  All subsequent
237       calls to curr will return this object
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239       ; Example
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241         $obj = $res->next;
242
243   peek_next
244       Retrieve the next item in the resultset WITHOUT advancing the cursor.
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246       Arguments:
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248       none
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250       ; Return value : The next object or undef if past the end of the result
251       set
252
253       ; Notes : Calling this method will force a DB query.  All subsequent
254       calls to curr will return this object
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256       ; Example
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258         while ($bottle = $res->next){
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260             if ($bottle->type eq 'Bud Light'
261                 && $res->peek_next->type eq 'Chimay'){
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263                 $bottle->pass; #don't spoil my palate
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265             }else{
266                 $bottle->drink;
267             }
268         }
269
270   prev
271       Retrieve the previous item in the result set
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273       Arguments:
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275       none
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277       ; Return value : The previous object or undef if before the beginning
278       of the result set
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280       ; Notes : All subsequent calls to curr will return this object
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282       ; Example
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284         $obj = $res->prev;
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286   curr
287       Retrieve the current item in the result set.  This item is set by calls
288       to next and prev
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290       Arguments:
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292       none
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294       ; Return value : The current object or undef if past the boundaries of
295       the result set
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297       ; Notes : none
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299       ; Example
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301         $obj = $res->curr
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303   slice
304       Return a slice of the result set.  This is logically equivalent to
305       setting a limit and offset and then retrieving all the objects via
306       -next>.  If you call slice and then call next, you will get undef and
307       additionally is_finished will be true.
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309       Arguments:
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311       $from - Scalar integer giving the start of the slice range
312       $to - Scalar integer giving the end of the slice range
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314       ; Return value : An array of objects
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316       ; Notes : Objects are index from 0 just like perl arrays.
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318       ; Example
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320         my @objs = $res->slice(0, 20)
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322   count
323       Get the count of the items in the result set.
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325       Arguments:
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327       none
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329       ; Return value : A scalar count of the number of items in the result
330       set
331
332       ; Notes : This will cause a count() query on the database if the result
333       set hasn't been retrieved yet.  If the result set has been retrieved it
334       will just return the number of objects stored in the result set object.
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336       ; Example
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338         $num = $res->count
339
340   is_finished
341       Returns whether we've arrived at the end of the result set
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343       Arguments:
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345       none
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347       ; Return value : Returns 1 if we are finished iterating though the
348       result set and 0 otherwise
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350       ; Notes : none
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352       ; Example
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354         while (not $res->is_finished) {
355             my $obj = $res->next;
356             # Stuff ...
357         }
358
359   dod_debug
360       Set this and you'll see $Data::ObjectDriver::DEBUG output when I go to
361       get the results.
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363   rewind
364       Move back to the start of the iterator for this instance of results of
365       a query.
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367   first
368       Returns the first object in the result set.
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370       Arguments:
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372       none
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374       ; Return value : The first object in the result set
375
376       ; Notes : Resets the current cursor so that calls to curr return this
377       value.
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379       ; Example
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381         $obj = $res->first
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383   last
384       Returns the last object in the result set.
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386       Arguments:
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388       none
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390       ; Return value : The last object in the result set
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392       ; Notes : Resets the current cursor so that calls to curr return this
393       value.
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395       ; Example
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397         $obj = $res->last
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399   is_last
400       Returns 1 if the cursor is on the last row of the result set, 0 if it
401       is not.
402
403       Arguments:
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405       none
406
407       ; Return value : Returns 1 if the cursor is on the last row of the
408       result set, 0 if it is not.
409
410       ; Example
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412         if ( $res->is_last ) {
413            ## do some stuff
414         }
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