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.IX Title "MixinFactory::HasAFactory 3pm"
.TH MixinFactory::HasAFactory 3pm "2022-10-22" "perl v5.34.0" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
Class::MixinFactory::HasAFactory \- Delegates to a Factory
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\&  package My::BaseClass;
\&  @ISA = \*(AqClass::MixinFactory::HasAFactory\*(Aq;
\&  sub new { ... }
\&  sub foo { return "Foo Bar" }
\&
\&  package My::Logging;
\&  sub foo { warn "Calling foo"; (shift)\->NEXT(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq, @_) }
\&
\&  package My::UpperCase;
\&  sub foo { uc( (shift)\->NEXT(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq, @_) ) }
\&
\&  package main;
\&  use My::BaseClass;
\&  print My::BaseClass\->class()\->new()\->foo();
\&  print My::BaseClass\->class( \*(AqLogging\*(Aq )\->new()\->foo();
\&  print My::BaseClass\->class( \*(AqUpperCase\*(Aq )\->new()\->foo();
\&  print My::BaseClass\->class( \*(AqLogging\*(Aq, \*(AqUpperCase\*(Aq )\->new()\->foo();
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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A class for use by classes which want a factory method.
.PP
Inherit from this class to obtain the \fBclass()\fR factory method, described below.
.SH "PUBLIC METHODS"
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\&  BaseClass\->mixin_factory() : $factory_object
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Gets the associated mixin factory. Generated the first time it is needed.
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\&  BaseClass\->class( @mixins ) : $package_name
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Calls the \fBclass()\fR method on the associated mixin factory.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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For a facade interface that facilitates access to this functionality, see Class::MixinFactory.
.PP
For distribution, installation, support, copyright and license 
information, see Class::MixinFactory::ReadMe.