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1 | package Class::Struct; |
2 | |
3 | ## See POD after __END__ |
4 | |
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5 | use 5.005_64; |
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6 | |
7 | use strict; |
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8 | use warnings::register; |
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9 | our(@ISA, @EXPORT, $VERSION); |
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10 | |
11 | use Carp; |
12 | |
13 | require Exporter; |
14 | @ISA = qw(Exporter); |
15 | @EXPORT = qw(struct); |
16 | |
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17 | $VERSION = '0.60'; |
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18 | |
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19 | ## Tested on 5.002 and 5.003 without class membership tests: |
20 | my $CHECK_CLASS_MEMBERSHIP = ($] >= 5.003_95); |
21 | |
22 | my $print = 0; |
23 | sub printem { |
24 | if (@_) { $print = shift } |
25 | else { $print++ } |
26 | } |
27 | |
28 | { |
29 | package Class::Struct::Tie_ISA; |
30 | |
31 | sub TIEARRAY { |
32 | my $class = shift; |
33 | return bless [], $class; |
34 | } |
35 | |
36 | sub STORE { |
37 | my ($self, $index, $value) = @_; |
38 | Class::Struct::_subclass_error(); |
39 | } |
40 | |
41 | sub FETCH { |
42 | my ($self, $index) = @_; |
43 | $self->[$index]; |
44 | } |
45 | |
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46 | sub FETCHSIZE { |
47 | my $self = shift; |
48 | return scalar(@$self); |
49 | } |
50 | |
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51 | sub DESTROY { } |
52 | } |
53 | |
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54 | sub import { |
55 | my $self = shift; |
56 | |
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57 | if ( @_ == 0 ) { |
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58 | $self->export_to_level( 1, $self, @EXPORT ); |
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59 | } elsif ( @_ == 1 ) { |
60 | # This is admittedly a little bit silly: |
61 | # do we ever export anything else than 'struct'...? |
62 | $self->export_to_level( 1, $self, @_ ); |
63 | } else { |
64 | &struct; |
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65 | } |
66 | } |
67 | |
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68 | sub struct { |
69 | |
70 | # Determine parameter list structure, one of: |
71 | # struct( class => [ element-list ]) |
72 | # struct( class => { element-list }) |
73 | # struct( element-list ) |
74 | # Latter form assumes current package name as struct name. |
75 | |
76 | my ($class, @decls); |
77 | my $base_type = ref $_[1]; |
78 | if ( $base_type eq 'HASH' ) { |
79 | $class = shift; |
80 | @decls = %{shift()}; |
81 | _usage_error() if @_; |
82 | } |
83 | elsif ( $base_type eq 'ARRAY' ) { |
84 | $class = shift; |
85 | @decls = @{shift()}; |
86 | _usage_error() if @_; |
87 | } |
88 | else { |
89 | $base_type = 'ARRAY'; |
90 | $class = (caller())[0]; |
91 | @decls = @_; |
92 | } |
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93 | |
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94 | _usage_error() if @decls % 2 == 1; |
95 | |
96 | # Ensure we are not, and will not be, a subclass. |
97 | |
98 | my $isa = do { |
99 | no strict 'refs'; |
100 | \@{$class . '::ISA'}; |
101 | }; |
102 | _subclass_error() if @$isa; |
103 | tie @$isa, 'Class::Struct::Tie_ISA'; |
104 | |
105 | # Create constructor. |
106 | |
107 | croak "function 'new' already defined in package $class" |
108 | if do { no strict 'refs'; defined &{$class . "::new"} }; |
109 | |
110 | my @methods = (); |
111 | my %refs = (); |
112 | my %arrays = (); |
113 | my %hashes = (); |
114 | my %classes = (); |
115 | my $got_class = 0; |
116 | my $out = ''; |
117 | |
118 | $out = "{\n package $class;\n use Carp;\n sub new {\n"; |
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119 | $out .= " my (\$class, \%init) = \@_;\n"; |
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120 | $out .= " \$class = __PACKAGE__ unless \@_;\n"; |
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121 | |
122 | my $cnt = 0; |
123 | my $idx = 0; |
124 | my( $cmt, $name, $type, $elem ); |
125 | |
126 | if( $base_type eq 'HASH' ){ |
127 | $out .= " my(\$r) = {};\n"; |
128 | $cmt = ''; |
129 | } |
130 | elsif( $base_type eq 'ARRAY' ){ |
131 | $out .= " my(\$r) = [];\n"; |
132 | } |
133 | while( $idx < @decls ){ |
134 | $name = $decls[$idx]; |
135 | $type = $decls[$idx+1]; |
136 | push( @methods, $name ); |
137 | if( $base_type eq 'HASH' ){ |
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138 | $elem = "{'${class}::$name'}"; |
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139 | } |
140 | elsif( $base_type eq 'ARRAY' ){ |
141 | $elem = "[$cnt]"; |
142 | ++$cnt; |
143 | $cmt = " # $name"; |
144 | } |
145 | if( $type =~ /^\*(.)/ ){ |
146 | $refs{$name}++; |
147 | $type = $1; |
148 | } |
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149 | my $init = "defined(\$init{'$name'}) ? \$init{'$name'} :"; |
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150 | if( $type eq '@' ){ |
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151 | $out .= " croak 'Initializer for $name must be array reference'\n"; |
152 | $out .= " if defined(\$init{'$name'}) && ref(\$init{'$name'}) ne 'ARRAY';\n"; |
153 | $out .= " \$r->$elem = $init [];$cmt\n"; |
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154 | $arrays{$name}++; |
155 | } |
156 | elsif( $type eq '%' ){ |
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157 | $out .= " croak 'Initializer for $name must be hash reference'\n"; |
158 | $out .= " if defined(\$init{'$name'}) && ref(\$init{'$name'}) ne 'HASH';\n"; |
159 | $out .= " \$r->$elem = $init {};$cmt\n"; |
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160 | $hashes{$name}++; |
161 | } |
162 | elsif ( $type eq '$') { |
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163 | $out .= " \$r->$elem = $init undef;$cmt\n"; |
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164 | } |
165 | elsif( $type =~ /^\w+(?:::\w+)*$/ ){ |
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166 | $init = "defined(\$init{'$name'}) ? \%{\$init{'$name'}} : ()"; |
167 | $out .= " croak 'Initializer for $name must be hash reference'\n"; |
168 | $out .= " if defined(\$init{'$name'}) && ref(\$init{'$name'}) ne 'HASH';\n"; |
169 | $out .= " \$r->$elem = '${type}'->new($init);$cmt\n"; |
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170 | $classes{$name} = $type; |
171 | $got_class = 1; |
172 | } |
173 | else{ |
174 | croak "'$type' is not a valid struct element type"; |
175 | } |
176 | $idx += 2; |
177 | } |
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178 | $out .= " bless \$r, \$class;\n }\n"; |
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179 | |
180 | # Create accessor methods. |
181 | |
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182 | my( $pre, $pst, $sel ); |
183 | $cnt = 0; |
184 | foreach $name (@methods){ |
185 | if ( do { no strict 'refs'; defined &{$class . "::$name"} } ) { |
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186 | warnings::warnif("function '$name' already defined, overrides struct accessor method"); |
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187 | } |
188 | else { |
189 | $pre = $pst = $cmt = $sel = ''; |
190 | if( defined $refs{$name} ){ |
191 | $pre = "\\("; |
192 | $pst = ")"; |
193 | $cmt = " # returns ref"; |
194 | } |
195 | $out .= " sub $name {$cmt\n my \$r = shift;\n"; |
196 | if( $base_type eq 'ARRAY' ){ |
197 | $elem = "[$cnt]"; |
198 | ++$cnt; |
199 | } |
200 | elsif( $base_type eq 'HASH' ){ |
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201 | $elem = "{'${class}::$name'}"; |
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202 | } |
203 | if( defined $arrays{$name} ){ |
204 | $out .= " my \$i;\n"; |
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205 | $out .= " \@_ ? (\$i = shift) : return \$r->$elem;\n"; |
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206 | $out .= " if (ref(\$i) eq 'ARRAY' && !\@_) { \$r->$elem = \$i; return \$r }\n"; |
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207 | $sel = "->[\$i]"; |
208 | } |
209 | elsif( defined $hashes{$name} ){ |
210 | $out .= " my \$i;\n"; |
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211 | $out .= " \@_ ? (\$i = shift) : return \$r->$elem;\n"; |
212 | $out .= " if (ref(\$i) eq 'HASH' && !\@_) { \$r->$elem = \$i; return \$r }\n"; |
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213 | $sel = "->{\$i}"; |
214 | } |
215 | elsif( defined $classes{$name} ){ |
216 | if ( $CHECK_CLASS_MEMBERSHIP ) { |
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217 | $out .= " croak '$name argument is wrong class' if \@_ && ! UNIVERSAL::isa(\$_[0], '$classes{$name}');\n"; |
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218 | } |
219 | } |
220 | $out .= " croak 'Too many args to $name' if \@_ > 1;\n"; |
221 | $out .= " \@_ ? ($pre\$r->$elem$sel = shift$pst) : $pre\$r->$elem$sel$pst;\n"; |
222 | $out .= " }\n"; |
223 | } |
224 | } |
225 | $out .= "}\n1;\n"; |
226 | |
227 | print $out if $print; |
228 | my $result = eval $out; |
229 | carp $@ if $@; |
230 | } |
231 | |
232 | sub _usage_error { |
233 | confess "struct usage error"; |
234 | } |
235 | |
236 | sub _subclass_error { |
237 | croak 'struct class cannot be a subclass (@ISA not allowed)'; |
238 | } |
239 | |
240 | 1; # for require |
241 | |
242 | |
243 | __END__ |
244 | |
245 | =head1 NAME |
246 | |
247 | Class::Struct - declare struct-like datatypes as Perl classes |
248 | |
249 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
250 | |
251 | use Class::Struct; |
252 | # declare struct, based on array: |
253 | struct( CLASS_NAME => [ ELEMENT_NAME => ELEMENT_TYPE, ... ]); |
254 | # declare struct, based on hash: |
255 | struct( CLASS_NAME => { ELEMENT_NAME => ELEMENT_TYPE, ... }); |
256 | |
257 | package CLASS_NAME; |
258 | use Class::Struct; |
259 | # declare struct, based on array, implicit class name: |
260 | struct( ELEMENT_NAME => ELEMENT_TYPE, ... ); |
261 | |
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262 | # Declare struct at compile time |
263 | use Class::Struct CLASS_NAME => [ ELEMENT_NAME => ELEMENT_TYPE, ... ]; |
264 | use Class::Struct CLASS_NAME => { ELEMENT_NAME => ELEMENT_TYPE, ... }; |
265 | |
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266 | package Myobj; |
267 | use Class::Struct; |
268 | # declare struct with four types of elements: |
269 | struct( s => '$', a => '@', h => '%', c => 'My_Other_Class' ); |
270 | |
271 | $obj = new Myobj; # constructor |
272 | |
273 | # scalar type accessor: |
274 | $element_value = $obj->s; # element value |
275 | $obj->s('new value'); # assign to element |
276 | |
277 | # array type accessor: |
278 | $ary_ref = $obj->a; # reference to whole array |
279 | $ary_element_value = $obj->a(2); # array element value |
280 | $obj->a(2, 'new value'); # assign to array element |
281 | |
282 | # hash type accessor: |
283 | $hash_ref = $obj->h; # reference to whole hash |
284 | $hash_element_value = $obj->h('x'); # hash element value |
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285 | $obj->h('x', 'new value'); # assign to hash element |
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286 | |
287 | # class type accessor: |
288 | $element_value = $obj->c; # object reference |
289 | $obj->c->method(...); # call method of object |
290 | $obj->c(new My_Other_Class); # assign a new object |
291 | |
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292 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
293 | |
294 | C<Class::Struct> exports a single function, C<struct>. |
295 | Given a list of element names and types, and optionally |
296 | a class name, C<struct> creates a Perl 5 class that implements |
297 | a "struct-like" data structure. |
298 | |
299 | The new class is given a constructor method, C<new>, for creating |
300 | struct objects. |
301 | |
302 | Each element in the struct data has an accessor method, which is |
303 | used to assign to the element and to fetch its value. The |
304 | default accessor can be overridden by declaring a C<sub> of the |
305 | same name in the package. (See Example 2.) |
306 | |
307 | Each element's type can be scalar, array, hash, or class. |
308 | |
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309 | =head2 The C<struct()> function |
310 | |
311 | The C<struct> function has three forms of parameter-list. |
312 | |
313 | struct( CLASS_NAME => [ ELEMENT_LIST ]); |
314 | struct( CLASS_NAME => { ELEMENT_LIST }); |
315 | struct( ELEMENT_LIST ); |
316 | |
317 | The first and second forms explicitly identify the name of the |
318 | class being created. The third form assumes the current package |
319 | name as the class name. |
320 | |
321 | An object of a class created by the first and third forms is |
322 | based on an array, whereas an object of a class created by the |
323 | second form is based on a hash. The array-based forms will be |
324 | somewhat faster and smaller; the hash-based forms are more |
325 | flexible. |
326 | |
327 | The class created by C<struct> must not be a subclass of another |
328 | class other than C<UNIVERSAL>. |
329 | |
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330 | It can, however, be used as a superclass for other classes. To facilitate |
331 | this, the generated constructor method uses a two-argument blessing. |
332 | Furthermore, if the class is hash-based, the key of each element is |
333 | prefixed with the class name (see I<Perl Cookbook>, Recipe 13.12). |
334 | |
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335 | A function named C<new> must not be explicitly defined in a class |
336 | created by C<struct>. |
337 | |
338 | The I<ELEMENT_LIST> has the form |
339 | |
340 | NAME => TYPE, ... |
341 | |
342 | Each name-type pair declares one element of the struct. Each |
343 | element name will be defined as an accessor method unless a |
344 | method by that name is explicitly defined; in the latter case, a |
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345 | warning is issued if the warning flag (B<-w>) is set. |
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346 | |
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347 | =head2 Class Creation at Compile Time |
348 | |
349 | C<Class::Struct> can create your class at compile time. The main reason |
350 | for doing this is obvious, so your class acts like every other class in |
351 | Perl. Creating your class at compile time will make the order of events |
352 | similar to using any other class ( or Perl module ). |
353 | |
354 | There is no significant speed gain between compile time and run time |
355 | class creation, there is just a new, more standard order of events. |
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356 | |
357 | =head2 Element Types and Accessor Methods |
358 | |
359 | The four element types -- scalar, array, hash, and class -- are |
360 | represented by strings -- C<'$'>, C<'@'>, C<'%'>, and a class name -- |
361 | optionally preceded by a C<'*'>. |
362 | |
363 | The accessor method provided by C<struct> for an element depends |
364 | on the declared type of the element. |
365 | |
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366 | =over 4 |
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367 | |
368 | =item Scalar (C<'$'> or C<'*$'>) |
369 | |
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370 | The element is a scalar, and by default is initialized to C<undef> |
371 | (but see L<Initializing with new>). |
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372 | |
373 | The accessor's argument, if any, is assigned to the element. |
374 | |
375 | If the element type is C<'$'>, the value of the element (after |
376 | assignment) is returned. If the element type is C<'*$'>, a reference |
377 | to the element is returned. |
378 | |
379 | =item Array (C<'@'> or C<'*@'>) |
380 | |
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381 | The element is an array, initialized by default to C<()>. |
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382 | |
383 | With no argument, the accessor returns a reference to the |
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384 | element's whole array (whether or not the element was |
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385 | specified as C<'@'> or C<'*@'>). |
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386 | |
387 | With one or two arguments, the first argument is an index |
388 | specifying one element of the array; the second argument, if |
389 | present, is assigned to the array element. If the element type |
390 | is C<'@'>, the accessor returns the array element value. If the |
391 | element type is C<'*@'>, a reference to the array element is |
392 | returned. |
393 | |
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394 | As a special case, when the accessor is called with an array reference |
395 | as the sole argument, this causes an assignment of the whole array element. |
396 | The object reference is returned. |
397 | |
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398 | =item Hash (C<'%'> or C<'*%'>) |
399 | |
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400 | The element is a hash, initialized by default to C<()>. |
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401 | |
402 | With no argument, the accessor returns a reference to the |
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403 | element's whole hash (whether or not the element was |
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404 | specified as C<'%'> or C<'*%'>). |
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405 | |
406 | With one or two arguments, the first argument is a key specifying |
407 | one element of the hash; the second argument, if present, is |
408 | assigned to the hash element. If the element type is C<'%'>, the |
409 | accessor returns the hash element value. If the element type is |
410 | C<'*%'>, a reference to the hash element is returned. |
411 | |
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412 | As a special case, when the accessor is called with a hash reference |
413 | as the sole argument, this causes an assignment of the whole hash element. |
414 | The object reference is returned. |
415 | |
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416 | =item Class (C<'Class_Name'> or C<'*Class_Name'>) |
417 | |
418 | The element's value must be a reference blessed to the named |
419 | class or to one of its subclasses. The element is initialized to |
420 | the result of calling the C<new> constructor of the named class. |
421 | |
422 | The accessor's argument, if any, is assigned to the element. The |
423 | accessor will C<croak> if this is not an appropriate object |
424 | reference. |
425 | |
426 | If the element type does not start with a C<'*'>, the accessor |
427 | returns the element value (after assignment). If the element type |
428 | starts with a C<'*'>, a reference to the element itself is returned. |
429 | |
430 | =back |
431 | |
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432 | =head2 Initializing with C<new> |
433 | |
434 | C<struct> always creates a constructor called C<new>. That constructor |
435 | may take a list of initializers for the various elements of the new |
436 | struct. |
437 | |
438 | Each initializer is a pair of values: I<element name>C< =E<gt> >I<value>. |
439 | The initializer value for a scalar element is just a scalar value. The |
440 | initializer for an array element is an array reference. The initializer |
441 | for a hash is a hash reference. |
442 | |
443 | The initializer for a class element is also a hash reference, and the |
444 | contents of that hash are passed to the element's own constructor. |
445 | |
446 | See Example 3 below for an example of initialization. |
447 | |
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448 | =head1 EXAMPLES |
449 | |
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450 | =over 4 |
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451 | |
452 | =item Example 1 |
453 | |
454 | Giving a struct element a class type that is also a struct is how |
455 | structs are nested. Here, C<timeval> represents a time (seconds and |
456 | microseconds), and C<rusage> has two elements, each of which is of |
457 | type C<timeval>. |
458 | |
459 | use Class::Struct; |
460 | |
461 | struct( rusage => { |
462 | ru_utime => timeval, # seconds |
463 | ru_stime => timeval, # microseconds |
464 | }); |
465 | |
466 | struct( timeval => [ |
467 | tv_secs => '$', |
468 | tv_usecs => '$', |
469 | ]); |
470 | |
471 | # create an object: |
472 | my $t = new rusage; |
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473 | |
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474 | # $t->ru_utime and $t->ru_stime are objects of type timeval. |
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475 | # set $t->ru_utime to 100.0 sec and $t->ru_stime to 5.0 sec. |
476 | $t->ru_utime->tv_secs(100); |
477 | $t->ru_utime->tv_usecs(0); |
478 | $t->ru_stime->tv_secs(5); |
479 | $t->ru_stime->tv_usecs(0); |
480 | |
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481 | =item Example 2 |
482 | |
483 | An accessor function can be redefined in order to provide |
484 | additional checking of values, etc. Here, we want the C<count> |
485 | element always to be nonnegative, so we redefine the C<count> |
486 | accessor accordingly. |
487 | |
488 | package MyObj; |
489 | use Class::Struct; |
490 | |
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491 | # declare the struct |
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492 | struct ( 'MyObj', { count => '$', stuff => '%' } ); |
493 | |
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494 | # override the default accessor method for 'count' |
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495 | sub count { |
496 | my $self = shift; |
497 | if ( @_ ) { |
498 | die 'count must be nonnegative' if $_[0] < 0; |
499 | $self->{'count'} = shift; |
500 | warn "Too many args to count" if @_; |
501 | } |
502 | return $self->{'count'}; |
503 | } |
504 | |
505 | package main; |
506 | $x = new MyObj; |
507 | print "\$x->count(5) = ", $x->count(5), "\n"; |
508 | # prints '$x->count(5) = 5' |
509 | |
510 | print "\$x->count = ", $x->count, "\n"; |
511 | # prints '$x->count = 5' |
512 | |
513 | print "\$x->count(-5) = ", $x->count(-5), "\n"; |
514 | # dies due to negative argument! |
515 | |
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516 | =item Example 3 |
517 | |
518 | The constructor of a generated class can be passed a list |
519 | of I<element>=>I<value> pairs, with which to initialize the struct. |
520 | If no initializer is specified for a particular element, its default |
521 | initialization is performed instead. Initializers for non-existent |
522 | elements are silently ignored. |
523 | |
524 | Note that the initializer for a nested struct is specified |
525 | as an anonymous hash of initializers, which is passed on to the nested |
526 | struct's constructor. |
527 | |
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528 | use Class::Struct; |
529 | |
530 | struct Breed => |
531 | { |
532 | name => '$', |
533 | cross => '$', |
534 | }; |
535 | |
536 | struct Cat => |
537 | [ |
538 | name => '$', |
539 | kittens => '@', |
540 | markings => '%', |
541 | breed => 'Breed', |
542 | ]; |
543 | |
544 | |
545 | my $cat = Cat->new( name => 'Socks', |
546 | kittens => ['Monica', 'Kenneth'], |
547 | markings => { socks=>1, blaze=>"white" }, |
548 | breed => { name=>'short-hair', cross=>1 }, |
549 | ); |
550 | |
551 | print "Once a cat called ", $cat->name, "\n"; |
552 | print "(which was a ", $cat->breed->name, ")\n"; |
553 | print "had two kittens: ", join(' and ', @{$cat->kittens}), "\n"; |
554 | |
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555 | =back |
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556 | |
557 | =head1 Author and Modification History |
558 | |
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559 | Modified by Casey West, 2000-11-08, v0.59. |
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560 | |
561 | Added the ability for compile time class creation. |
562 | |
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563 | Modified by Damian Conway, 1999-03-05, v0.58. |
564 | |
565 | Added handling of hash-like arg list to class ctor. |
566 | |
567 | Changed to two-argument blessing in ctor to support |
568 | derivation from created classes. |
569 | |
570 | Added classname prefixes to keys in hash-based classes |
571 | (refer to "Perl Cookbook", Recipe 13.12 for rationale). |
572 | |
573 | Corrected behaviour of accessors for '*@' and '*%' struct |
574 | elements. Package now implements documented behaviour when |
575 | returning a reference to an entire hash or array element. |
576 | Previously these were returned as a reference to a reference |
577 | to the element. |
578 | |
8cc95fdb |
579 | Renamed to C<Class::Struct> and modified by Jim Miner, 1997-04-02. |
580 | |
581 | members() function removed. |
582 | Documentation corrected and extended. |
583 | Use of struct() in a subclass prohibited. |
584 | User definition of accessor allowed. |
585 | Treatment of '*' in element types corrected. |
586 | Treatment of classes as element types corrected. |
587 | Class name to struct() made optional. |
588 | Diagnostic checks added. |
589 | |
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590 | Originally C<Class::Template> by Dean Roehrich. |
591 | |
592 | # Template.pm --- struct/member template builder |
593 | # 12mar95 |
594 | # Dean Roehrich |
595 | # |
596 | # changes/bugs fixed since 28nov94 version: |
597 | # - podified |
598 | # changes/bugs fixed since 21nov94 version: |
599 | # - Fixed examples. |
600 | # changes/bugs fixed since 02sep94 version: |
601 | # - Moved to Class::Template. |
602 | # changes/bugs fixed since 20feb94 version: |
603 | # - Updated to be a more proper module. |
604 | # - Added "use strict". |
605 | # - Bug in build_methods, was using @var when @$var needed. |
606 | # - Now using my() rather than local(). |
607 | # |
608 | # Uses perl5 classes to create nested data types. |
609 | # This is offered as one implementation of Tom Christiansen's "structs.pl" |
610 | # idea. |
611 | |
612 | =cut |