NAME¶
Text::RecordParser::Object - read delimited text files as objects
SYNOPSIS¶
my $o = $p->fetchrow_object;
my $name = $o->name;
METHOD¶
new¶
Just call "fetchrow_object" on a Text::RecordParser object to
instantiate an object.
DESCRIPTION¶
This module extends the idea of how you interact with delimited text files,
allowing you to enforce field names and identify field aliases easily. That
is, if you are using the "fetchrow_hashref" method to read each
line, you may misspell the hash key and introduce a bug in your code. With
this module, Perl will throw an error if you attempt to read a field not
defined in the file's headers. Additionally, any defined field aliases will be
created as additional accessor methods.
As much as I like the full encapsulation of inside-out objects (e.g., as
described in _Perl Best Practies_ by Damian Conway and provided by
Class::Std), I couldn't figure out a way to dynamically create the class at
runtime. Besides, I figure this interface is only for those who want to use
the overhead of objects to enforce policy. If you use this module and still
access the hash underneath the object, I can't really help you.
SEE ALSO¶
Class::Accessor.
AUTHOR¶
Ken Youens-Clark <kclark@cpan.org>
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright (C) 2009-10 Ken Youens-Clark. All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
Foundation; version 2.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
details.