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.IX Title "DBIx::SearchBuilder::Unique 3pm"
.TH DBIx::SearchBuilder::Unique 3pm 2024-01-27 "perl v5.38.2" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH NAME
DBIx::SearchBuilder::Unique \- Ensure uniqueness of records in a collection
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\&    package Foo::Collection;
\&    use base \*(AqDBIx::SearchBuilder\*(Aq;
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\&    use DBIx::SearchBuilder::Unique; # mixin
\&
\&    my $collection = Foo::Collection\->New();
\&    $collection\->SetupComplicatedJoins;
\&    $collection\->OrderByMagic;
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\&    while (my $thing = $collection\->Next) {
\&        # $thing is going to be distinct
\&    }
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Currently, DBIx::SearchBuilder makes exceptions for databases which
cannot handle both \f(CW\*(C`SELECT DISTINCT\*(C'\fR and ordering in the same
statement; it drops the \f(CW\*(C`DISTINCT\*(C'\fR requirement. This, of course, means
that you can get the same row twice, which you might not want. If that's
the case, use this module as a mix-in, and it will provide you with an
\&\f(CW\*(C`AddRecord\*(C'\fR method which ensures that a record will not appear twice in
the same search.