Metaclass->add_method

[gitmo/Mouse.git] / lib / Mouse.pm

diff --git a/lib/Mouse.pm b/lib/Mouse.pm
index c6a7a2a..2df3ba1 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Mouse.pm
+++ b/lib/Mouse.pm
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ do {
                 confess "Mouse::Role only supports 'with' on individual roles at a time" if @_;
 
                 Mouse::load_class($role);
-                $role->meta->apply_to_class($class);
+                $role->meta->apply($class);
             };
         },
     );
@@ -336,11 +336,20 @@ L</handles>, such as regular expression and coderef, are not yet supported.
 
 Lets you automatically weaken any reference stored in the attribute.
 
-=item trigger => Coderef
+=item trigger => CodeRef | HashRef
 
-Any time the attribute's value is set (either through the accessor or the
-constructor), the trigger is called on it. The trigger receives as arguments
-the instance, the new value, and the attribute instance.
+Triggers are like method modifiers for setting attribute values. You can have
+a "before" and an "after" trigger, each of which receive as arguments the instance, the new value, and the attribute metaclass. Historically, triggers have
+only been "after" modifiers, so if you use a coderef for the C<trigger> option,
+it will maintain that compatibility. Like method modifiers, you can't really
+affect the act of setting the attribute value, and the return values of the 
+modifiers are ignored.
+
+There's also an "around" trigger which you can use to change the value that
+is being set on the attribute, or even prevent the attribute from being
+updated. The around trigger receives as arguments a code reference to invoke
+to set the attribute's value (which expects as arguments the instance and
+the new value), the instance, the new value, and the attribute metaclass.
 
 =item builder => Str