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6 Class::MakeMethods::Utility::Inheritable - "Inheritable" data
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9 package MyClass;
10 sub new { ... }
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12 package MySubclass;
13 @ISA = 'MyClass';
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15 my $obj = MyClass->new(...);
16 my $subobj = MySubclass->new(...);
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18 use Class::MakeMethods::Utility::Inheritable qw(get_vvalue set_vvalue );
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20 my $dataset = {};
21 set_vvalue($dataset, 'MyClass', 'Foobar'); # Set value for class
22 get_vvalue($dataset, 'MyClass'); # Gets value "Foobar"
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24 get_vvalue($dataset, $obj); # Objects "inherit"
25 set_vvalue($dataset, $obj, 'Foible'); # Until you override
26 get_vvalue($dataset, $obj); # Now finds "Foible"
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28 get_vvalue($dataset, 'MySubclass'); # Subclass "inherits"
29 get_vvalue($dataset, $subobj); # As do its objects
30 set_vvalue($dataset, 'MySubclass', 'Foozle'); # Until we override it
31 get_vvalue($dataset, 'MySubclass'); # Now finds "Foozle"
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33 get_vvalue($dataset, $subobj); # Change cascades down
34 set_vvalue($dataset, $subobj, 'Foolish'); # Until we override again
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36 get_vvalue($dataset, 'MyClass'); # Superclass is unchanged
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39 This module provides several functions which allow you to store values
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44 This functionality is used by Class::MakeMethods::Standard::Inheritable
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49 find_vself
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51 $vself = find_vself( $dataset, $instance );
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53 Searches $instance's inheritance tree until it finds a matching entry
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57 get_vvalue
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59 $value = get_vvalue( $dataset, $instance );
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61 Searches $instance's inheritance tree until it finds a matching entry
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64 set_vvalue
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66 $value = set_vvalue( $dataset, $instance, $value );
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68 Searches $instance's inheritance tree until it finds a matching entry
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