},
});
+Like elsewhere, literal SQL or literal values can be included by using a
+scalar reference or a literal bind value, and these values will be available
+in the result with C<get_column> (see also
+L<SQL::Abstract/Literal SQL and value type operators>):
+
+ # equivalent SQL: SELECT 1, 'a string', IF(my_column,?,?) ...
+ # bind values: $true_value, $false_value
+ columns => [
+ {
+ foo => \1,
+ bar => \q{'a string'},
+ baz => \[ 'IF(my_column,?,?)', $true_value, $false_value ],
+ }
+ ]
+
=head2 +columns
B<NOTE:> You B<MUST> explicitly quote C<'+columns'> when using this attribute.
[ undef, $val ] === [ {}, $val ]
$val === [ {}, $val ]
-=head1 AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS
+=head1 FURTHER QUESTIONS?
-See L<AUTHOR|DBIx::Class/AUTHOR> and L<CONTRIBUTORS|DBIx::Class/CONTRIBUTORS> in DBIx::Class
+Check the list of L<additional DBIC resources|DBIx::Class/GETTING HELP/SUPPORT>.
-=head1 LICENSE
+=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
-You may distribute this code under the same terms as Perl itself.
+This module is free software L<copyright|DBIx::Class/COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE>
+by the L<DBIx::Class (DBIC) authors|DBIx::Class/AUTHORS>. You can
+redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the
+L<DBIx::Class library|DBIx::Class/COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE>.
+=cut