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.IX Title "Mouse::Meta::Class 3pm"
.TH Mouse::Meta::Class 3pm "2014-08-15" "perl v5.20.0" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
Mouse::Meta::Class \- The Mouse class metaclass
.SH "VERSION"
.IX Header "VERSION"
This document describes Mouse version 2.3.0
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This class is a meta object protocol for Mouse classes,
which is a subset of Moose::Meta:::Class.
.SH "METHODS"
.IX Header "METHODS"
.ie n .SS """initialize(ClassName) \-> Mouse::Meta::Class"""
.el .SS "\f(CWinitialize(ClassName) \-> Mouse::Meta::Class\fP"
.IX Subsection "initialize(ClassName) -> Mouse::Meta::Class"
Finds or creates a \f(CW\*(C`Mouse::Meta::Class\*(C'\fR instance for the given ClassName. Only
one instance should exist for a given class.
.ie n .SS """name \-> ClassName"""
.el .SS "\f(CWname \-> ClassName\fP"
.IX Subsection "name -> ClassName"
Returns the name of the owner class.
.ie n .SS """superclasses \-> ClassNames"" ""superclass(ClassNames)"""
.el .SS "\f(CWsuperclasses \-> ClassNames\fP \f(CWsuperclass(ClassNames)\fP"
.IX Subsection "superclasses -> ClassNames superclass(ClassNames)"
Gets (or sets) the list of superclasses of the owner class.
.ie n .SS """add_method(name => CodeRef)"""
.el .SS "\f(CWadd_method(name => CodeRef)\fP"
.IX Subsection "add_method(name => CodeRef)"
Adds a method to the owner class.
.ie n .SS """has_method(name) \-> Bool"""
.el .SS "\f(CWhas_method(name) \-> Bool\fP"
.IX Subsection "has_method(name) -> Bool"
Returns whether we have a method with the given name.
.ie n .SS """get_method(name) \-> Mouse::Meta::Method | undef"""
.el .SS "\f(CWget_method(name) \-> Mouse::Meta::Method | undef\fP"
.IX Subsection "get_method(name) -> Mouse::Meta::Method | undef"
Returns a Mouse::Meta::Method with the given name.
.PP
Note that you can also use \f(CW\*(C`$metaclass\->name\->can($name)\*(C'\fR for a method body.
.ie n .SS """get_method_list \-> Names"""
.el .SS "\f(CWget_method_list \-> Names\fP"
.IX Subsection "get_method_list -> Names"
Returns a list of method names which are defined in the local class.
If you want a list of all applicable methods for a class, use the
\&\f(CW\*(C`get_all_methods\*(C'\fR method.
.ie n .SS """get_all_methods \-> (Mouse::Meta::Method)"""
.el .SS "\f(CWget_all_methods \-> (Mouse::Meta::Method)\fP"
.IX Subsection "get_all_methods -> (Mouse::Meta::Method)"
Return the list of all Mouse::Meta::Method instances associated with
the class and its superclasses.
.ie n .SS """add_attribute(name => spec | Mouse::Meta::Attribute)"""
.el .SS "\f(CWadd_attribute(name => spec | Mouse::Meta::Attribute)\fP"
.IX Subsection "add_attribute(name => spec | Mouse::Meta::Attribute)"
Begins keeping track of the existing Mouse::Meta::Attribute for the owner
class.
.ie n .SS """has_attribute(Name) \-> Bool"""
.el .SS "\f(CWhas_attribute(Name) \-> Bool\fP"
.IX Subsection "has_attribute(Name) -> Bool"
Returns whether we have a Mouse::Meta::Attribute with the given name.
.ie n .SS """get_attribute Name \-> Mouse::Meta::Attribute | undef"""
.el .SS "\f(CWget_attribute Name \-> Mouse::Meta::Attribute | undef\fP"
.IX Subsection "get_attribute Name -> Mouse::Meta::Attribute | undef"
Returns the Mouse::Meta::Attribute with the given name.
.ie n .SS """get_attribute_list \-> Names"""
.el .SS "\f(CWget_attribute_list \-> Names\fP"
.IX Subsection "get_attribute_list -> Names"
Returns a list of attribute names which are defined in the local
class. If you want a list of all applicable attributes for a class,
use the \f(CW\*(C`get_all_attributes\*(C'\fR method.
.ie n .SS """get_all_attributes \-> (Mouse::Meta::Attribute)"""
.el .SS "\f(CWget_all_attributes \-> (Mouse::Meta::Attribute)\fP"
.IX Subsection "get_all_attributes -> (Mouse::Meta::Attribute)"
Returns the list of all Mouse::Meta::Attribute instances associated with
this class and its superclasses.
.ie n .SS """linearized_isa \-> [ClassNames]"""
.el .SS "\f(CWlinearized_isa \-> [ClassNames]\fP"
.IX Subsection "linearized_isa -> [ClassNames]"
Returns the list of classes in method dispatch order, with duplicates removed.
.ie n .SS """new_object(Parameters) \-> Instance"""
.el .SS "\f(CWnew_object(Parameters) \-> Instance\fP"
.IX Subsection "new_object(Parameters) -> Instance"
Creates a new instance.
.ie n .SS """clone_object(Instance, Parameters) \-> Instance"""
.el .SS "\f(CWclone_object(Instance, Parameters) \-> Instance\fP"
.IX Subsection "clone_object(Instance, Parameters) -> Instance"
Clones the given instance which must be an instance governed by this
metaclass.
.ie n .SS """throw_error(Message, Parameters)"""
.el .SS "\f(CWthrow_error(Message, Parameters)\fP"
.IX Subsection "throw_error(Message, Parameters)"
Throws an error with the given message.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
Mouse::Meta::Module
.PP
Moose::Meta::Class
.PP
Class::MOP::Class