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.IX Title "HTML::Mason::Component::Subcomponent 3pm"
.TH HTML::Mason::Component::Subcomponent 3pm 2024-03-05 "perl v5.38.2" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH NAME
HTML::Mason::Component::Subcomponent \- Mason Subcomponent Class
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This is a subclass of
HTML::Mason::Component. Mason uses it to
implement both subcomponents (defined by \f(CW\*(C`<%def>\*(C'\fR) and methods (defined
by \f(CW\*(C`<%method>\*(C'\fR).
.PP
A subcomponent/method gets most of its properties from its owner. Note
that the link from the subcomponent to its owner is a weak reference
(to prevent circular references), so if you grab a subcomponent/method
object, you should also grab and hold a reference to its owner. If the
owner goes out of scope, the subcomponent/method object will become unusable.
.SH METHODS
.IX Header "METHODS"
.IP is_method 4
.IX Item "is_method"
Returns 1 if this is a method (declared by \f(CW\*(C`<%method>\*(C'\fR), 0 if it is a
subcomponent (defined by c<< <%def> >>).
.IP owner 4
.IX Item "owner"
Returns the component object within which this subcomponent or method
was defined.