1Glib::Flags(3)        User Contributed Perl Documentation       Glib::Flags(3)
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NAME

6       Glib::Flags -  methods and overloaded operators for flags
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HIERARCHY

9         Glib::Flags
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DESCRIPTION

12       Glib maps flag and enum values to the nicknames strings provided by the
13       underlying C libraries.  Representing flags this way in Perl is an
14       interesting problem, which Glib solves by using some cool overloaded
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17       The functions described here actually do the work of those overloaded
18       operators.  See the description of the flags operators in the "This Is
19       Now That" section of Glib for more info.
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METHODS

22   scalar = $class->new ($a)
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25       Create a new flags object with given bits.  This is for use from a
26       subclass, it's not possible to create a "Glib::Flags" object as such.
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29           my $f1 = Glib::ParamFlags->new ('readable');
30           my $f2 = Glib::ParamFlags->new (['readable','writable']);
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32       An object like this can then be used with the overloaded operators.
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34   scalar = $a->all ($b, $swap)
35       •   $b (scalar)
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39   aref = $f->as_arrayref
40       Return the bits of $f as a reference to an array of strings, like
41       ['flagbit1','flagbit2'].  This is the overload function for "@{}", ie.
42       arrayizing $f.  You can call it directly as a method too.
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44       Note that @$f gives the bits as a list, but as_arrayref gives an
45       arrayref.  If an arrayref is what you want then the method style
46       somefunc()->as_arrayref can be more readable than [@{somefunc()}].
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48   bool = $f->bool
49       Return 1 if any bits are set in $f, or 0 if none are set.  This is the
50       overload for $f in boolean context (like "if", etc).  You can call it
51       as a method to get a true/false directly too.
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53   integer = $a->eq ($b, $swap)
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58   integer = $a->ge ($b, $swap)
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63   scalar = $a->intersect ($b, $swap)
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68   integer = $a->ne ($b, $swap)
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73   scalar = $a->sub ($b, $swap)
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78   scalar = $a->union ($b, $swap)
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83   scalar = $a->xor ($b, $swap)
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SEE ALSO

89       Glib
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92       Copyright (C) 2003-2011 by the gtk2-perl team.
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94       This software is licensed under the LGPL.  See Glib for a full notice.
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