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6 Class::DBI::Plugin::RetrieveAll - more complex retrieve_all() for
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10 use base 'Class::DBI';
11 use Class::DBI::Plugin::RetrieveAll;
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13 my @by_date = My::Class->retrieve_all_sorted_by("date");
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17 __PACKAGE__->retrieve_all_sort_field('date');
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19 my @by_date = My::Class->retrieve_all;
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22 This is a simple plugin to a Class::DBI subclass that allows for simple
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25 There are two main ways to use this.
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27 Firstly, we create a new method 'retrieve_all_sorted_by' which takes an
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37 This method will be exported into the calling class, and allows for
38 retrieving all the objects of the class, sorted by the given column.
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51 This method changes the default retrieve_all() in the Class to be auto-
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56 Tony Bowden
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59 Please direct all correspondence regarding this module to:
60 bug-Class-DBI-Plugin-RetrieveAll@rt.cpan.org
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63 Copyright (C) 2004-2006 Kasei. All rights reserved.
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65 This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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