NAME¶

PPIx::EditorTools::ReturnObject - Simple object to return values from PPIx::EditorTools

SYNOPSIS¶

  my $brace = PPIx::EditorTools::FindUnmatchedBrace->new->find(
        code => "package TestPackage;\nsub x { 1;\n"
      );
  my $location = $brace->element->location;
  my $ppi      = $brace->element->ppi;

DESCRIPTION¶

Retuning a simple "PPI::Element" from many of the "PPIx::EditorTools" methods often results in the loss of the overall context for that element. "PPIx::EditorTools::ReturnObject" provides an object that can be passed around which retains the overall context. For example, in "PPIx::EditorTools::FindUnmatchedBrace" if the unmatched brace were returned by its "PPI::Structure::Block" the containing "PPI::Document" is likely to go out of scope, thus the "location" method no longer returns a valid location (rather it returns undef). Using the "ReturnObject" preserves the "PPI::Document" and the containing context.

METHODS¶

new()

Constructor which should be used by "PPIx::EditorTools". Accepts the following named parameters:

ppi

Accessor to retrieve the "PPI::Document". May create the "PPI::Document" from the $code string (lazily) if needed.

code

Accessor to retrieve the string representation of the code. May be retrieved from the "PPI::Document" via the serialize method (lazily) if needed.

SEE ALSO¶

"PPIx::EditorTools", App::EditorTools, Padre, and PPI.