is_class¶

is_role¶

   $bool = $metaclass->is_class
   $bool = $metaclass->is_role

Exactly one of these methods will return true, depending on whether this metaclass instance represents a true "class", or a "role".

name¶

   $name = $metaclass->name

Returns the name of the class, as a plain string.

superclasses¶

   @classes = $metaclass->superclasses

Returns a list of superclasses, as Object::Pad::MOP::Class instances.

Because "Object::Pad" does not support multiple superclasses, this list will contain at most one item.

roles¶

   @roles = $metaclass->roles

Returns a list of roles implemented by this class, as Object::Pad::MOP::Class instances.

compose_role¶

   $metaclass->compose_role( $rolename )
   $metaclass->compose_role( $rolemeta )

Adds a new role to the list of those implemented by the class.

The new role can be specified either as a plain string giving its name, or as an "Object::Pad::MOP::Class" meta instance directly.

add_BUILD¶

   $metaclass->add_BUILD( $code )

Adds a new "BUILD" block to the class, as a CODE reference.

add_method¶

   $metamethod = $metaclass->add_method( $name, $code )

Adds a new named method to the class under the given name, as CODE reference.

Returns an instance of Object::Pad::MOP::Method to represent it.

get_own_method¶

   $metamethod = $metaclass->get_own_method( $name )

Returns an instance of Object::Pad::MOP::Slot to represent the method of the given name, if one exists. If not an exception is thrown.

This can only see directly-applied methods; that is, methods created by the "method" keyword on the class itself, or added via "add_method". This will not see other names in the package stash, even if they contain a "CODE" slot, nor will it see methods inherited from a superclass.

add_slot¶

   $metaslot = $metaclass->add_slot( $name )

Adds a new slot to the class, using the given name (which must begin with the sigil character "$", "@" or "%").

Returns an instance of Object::Pad::MOP::Slot to represent it.

get_slot¶

   $metaslot = $metaclass->get_slot( $name )

Returns an instance of Object::Pad::MOP::Slot to represent the slot of the given name, if one exists. If not an exception is thrown.