X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=lib%2FDBIx%2FClass%2FManual%2FCookbook.pod;h=c84df814b71dc0d910916e61470b1f28954418a3;hb=48580715af3072905f2c71dc27e7f70f21a11338;hp=00c28e9dba131a191fba91b6ce6eb67c82e62ce9;hpb=0a62f675479175606ba25cc28e0c28fb17425b0d;p=dbsrgits%2FDBIx-Class.git diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Cookbook.pod b/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Cookbook.pod index 00c28e9..c84df81 100644 --- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Cookbook.pod +++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Cookbook.pod @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -=head1 NAME +=head1 NAME DBIx::Class::Manual::Cookbook - Miscellaneous recipes @@ -19,19 +19,10 @@ paged resultset, which will fetch only a defined number of records at a time: return $rs->all(); # all records for page 1 -The C attribute does not have to be specified in your search: + return $rs->page(2); # records for page 2 - my $rs = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search( - undef, - { - rows => 10, - } - ); - - return $rs->page(1); # DBIx::Class::ResultSet containing first 10 records - -In either of the above cases, you can get a L object for the -resultset (suitable for use in e.g. a template) using the C method: +You can get a L object for the resultset (suitable for use +in e.g. a template) using the C method: return $rs->pager(); @@ -46,7 +37,10 @@ Sometimes you need to formulate a query using specific operators: This results in something like the following C clause: - WHERE artist LIKE '%Lamb%' AND title LIKE '%Fear of Fours%' + WHERE artist LIKE ? AND title LIKE ? + +And the following bind values for the placeholders: C<'%Lamb%'>, C<'%Fear of +Fours%'>. Other queries might require slightly more complex logic: @@ -70,28 +64,30 @@ L. =head2 Retrieve one and only one row from a resultset -Sometimes you need only the first "top" row of a resultset. While this can be -easily done with L<< $rs->first|DBIx::Class::ResultSet/first >>, it is suboptimal, -as a full blown cursor for the resultset will be created and then immediately -destroyed after fetching the first row object. -L<< $rs->single|DBIx::Class::ResultSet/single >> is -designed specifically for this case - it will grab the first returned result -without even instantiating a cursor. +Sometimes you need only the first "top" row of a resultset. While this +can be easily done with L<< $rs->first|DBIx::Class::ResultSet/first +>>, it is suboptimal, as a full blown cursor for the resultset will be +created and then immediately destroyed after fetching the first row +object. L<< $rs->single|DBIx::Class::ResultSet/single >> is designed +specifically for this case - it will grab the first returned result +without even instantiating a cursor. -Before replacing all your calls to C with C please observe the +Before replacing all your calls to C with C please observe the following CAVEATS: =over =item * + While single() takes a search condition just like search() does, it does _not_ accept search attributes. However one can always chain a single() to a search(): - my $top_cd = $cd_rs -> search({}, { order_by => 'rating' }) -> single; + my $top_cd = $cd_rs->search({}, { order_by => 'rating' })->single; =item * + Since single() is the engine behind find(), it is designed to fetch a single row per database query. Thus a warning will be issued when the underlying SELECT returns more than one row. Sometimes however this usage @@ -99,7 +95,7 @@ is valid: i.e. we have an arbitrary number of cd's but only one of them is at the top of the charts at any given time. If you know what you are doing, you can silence the warning by explicitly limiting the resultset size: - my $top_cd = $cd_rs -> search ({}, { order_by => 'rating', rows => 1 }) -> single; + my $top_cd = $cd_rs->search ({}, { order_by => 'rating', rows => 1 })->single; =back @@ -107,80 +103,63 @@ you can silence the warning by explicitly limiting the resultset size: Sometimes you have to run arbitrary SQL because your query is too complex (e.g. it contains Unions, Sub-Selects, Stored Procedures, etc.) or has to -be optimized for your database in a special way, but you still want to -get the results as a L. -The recommended way to accomplish this is by defining a separate ResultSource -for your query. You can then inject complete SQL statements using a scalar -reference (this is a feature of L). - -Say you want to run a complex custom query on your user data, here's what -you have to add to your User class: - - package My::Schema::User; - - use base qw/DBIx::Class/; - - # ->load_components, ->table, ->add_columns, etc. - - # Make a new ResultSource based on the User class - my $source = __PACKAGE__->result_source_instance(); - my $new_source = $source->new( $source ); - $new_source->source_name( 'UserFriendsComplex' ); - - # Hand in your query as a scalar reference - # It will be added as a sub-select after FROM, - # so pay attention to the surrounding brackets! - $new_source->name( \<register_extra_source( 'UserFriendsComplex' => $new_source ); +be optimized for your database in a special way, but you still want to +get the results as a L. + +This is accomplished by defining a +L for your query, +almost like you would define a regular ResultSource. + + package My::Schema::Result::UserFriendsComplex; + use strict; + use warnings; + use base qw/DBIx::Class::Core/; + + __PACKAGE__->table_class('DBIx::Class::ResultSource::View'); + + # ->table, ->add_columns, etc. + + # do not attempt to deploy() this view + __PACKAGE__->result_source_instance->is_virtual(1); + + __PACKAGE__->result_source_instance->view_definition(q[ + SELECT u.* FROM user u + INNER JOIN user_friends f ON u.id = f.user_id + WHERE f.friend_user_id = ? + UNION + SELECT u.* FROM user u + INNER JOIN user_friends f ON u.id = f.friend_user_id + WHERE f.user_id = ? + ]); Next, you can execute your complex query using bind parameters like this: - my $friends = [ $schema->resultset( 'UserFriendsComplex' )->search( {}, + my $friends = $schema->resultset( 'UserFriendsComplex' )->search( {}, { bind => [ 12345, 12345 ] } - ) ]; - + ); + ... and you'll get back a perfect L (except, of course, -that you cannot modify the rows it contains, ie. cannot call L, +that you cannot modify the rows it contains, e.g. cannot call L, L, ... on it). -If you prefer to have the definitions of these custom ResultSources in separate -files (instead of stuffing all of them into the same resultset class), you can -achieve the same with subclassing the resultset class and defining the -ResultSource there: +Note that you cannot have bind parameters unless is_virtual is set to true. - package My::Schema::UserFriendsComplex; +=over - use My::Schema::User; - use base qw/My::Schema::User/; +=item * NOTE - __PACKAGE__->table('dummy'); # currently must be called before anything else +If you're using the old deprecated C<< $rsrc_instance->name(\'( SELECT ...') >> +method for custom SQL execution, you are highly encouraged to update your code +to use a virtual view as above. If you do not want to change your code, and just +want to suppress the deprecation warning when you call +L, add this line to your source definition, so that +C will exclude this "table": - # Hand in your query as a scalar reference - # It will be added as a sub-select after FROM, - # so pay attention to the surrounding brackets! - __PACKAGE__->name( \<schema->drop_table ($_[1]) } -TIMTOWDI. +=back =head2 Using specific columns @@ -222,12 +201,33 @@ to access the returned value: # SELECT name name, LENGTH( name ) # FROM artist -Note that the C< as > attribute has absolutely nothing to with the sql -syntax C< SELECT foo AS bar > (see the documentation in -L). If your alias exists as a -column in your base class (i.e. it was added with C), you -just access it as normal. Our C class has a C column, so -we just use the C accessor: +Note that the C attribute B with the SQL +syntax C< SELECT foo AS bar > (see the documentation in +L). You can control the C part of the +generated SQL via the C<-as> field attribute as follows: + + my $rs = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search( + {}, + { + join => 'cds', + distinct => 1, + '+select' => [ { count => 'cds.cdid', -as => 'amount_of_cds' } ], + '+as' => [qw/num_cds/], + order_by => { -desc => 'amount_of_cds' }, + } + ); + + # Equivalent SQL + # SELECT me.artistid, me.name, me.rank, me.charfield, COUNT( cds.cdid ) AS amount_of_cds + # FROM artist me LEFT JOIN cd cds ON cds.artist = me.artistid + # GROUP BY me.artistid, me.name, me.rank, me.charfield + # ORDER BY amount_of_cds DESC + + +If your alias exists as a column in your base class (i.e. it was added with +L), you just access it as +normal. Our C class has a C column, so we just use the C +accessor: my $artist = $rs->first(); my $name = $artist->name(); @@ -242,35 +242,57 @@ any of your aliases using either of these: # Define accessor manually: sub name_length { shift->get_column('name_length'); } - + # Or use DBIx::Class::AccessorGroup: __PACKAGE__->mk_group_accessors('column' => 'name_length'); +See also L. + =head2 SELECT DISTINCT with multiple columns - my $rs = $schema->resultset('Foo')->search( + my $rs = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search( {}, { - select => [ - { distinct => [ $source->columns ] } - ], - as => [ $source->columns ] # remember 'as' is not the same as SQL AS :-) + columns => [ qw/artist_id name rank/ ], + distinct => 1 } ); + my $rs = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search( + {}, + { + columns => [ qw/artist_id name rank/ ], + group_by => [ qw/artist_id name rank/ ], + } + ); + + # Equivalent SQL: + # SELECT me.artist_id, me.name, me.rank + # FROM artist me + # GROUP BY artist_id, name, rank + =head2 SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT colname) - my $rs = $schema->resultset('Foo')->search( + my $rs = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search( {}, { - select => [ - { count => { distinct => 'colname' } } - ], - as => [ 'count' ] + columns => [ qw/name/ ], + distinct => 1 } ); - my $count = $rs->next->get_column('count'); + my $rs = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search( + {}, + { + columns => [ qw/name/ ], + group_by => [ qw/name/ ], + } + ); + + my $count = $rs->count; + + # Equivalent SQL: + # SELECT COUNT( * ) FROM (SELECT me.name FROM artist me GROUP BY me.name) count_subq: =head2 Grouping results @@ -307,13 +329,13 @@ You can write subqueries relatively easily in DBIC. artist_id => { 'IN' => $inside_rs->get_column('id')->as_query }, }); -The usual operators ( =, !=, IN, NOT IN, etc) are supported. +The usual operators ( =, !=, IN, NOT IN, etc.) are supported. B: You have to explicitly use '=' when doing an equality comparison. The following will B work: my $rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->search({ - artist_id => $inside_rs->get_column('id')->as_query, + artist_id => $inside_rs->get_column('id')->as_query, # does NOT work }); =head3 Support @@ -327,7 +349,7 @@ from, select, and +select attributes. my $rs = $cdrs->search({ year => { '=' => $cdrs->search( - { artistid => { '=' => \'me.artistid' } }, + { artist_id => { '=' => \'me.artist_id' } }, { alias => 'inner' } )->get_column('year')->max_rs->as_query, }, @@ -340,13 +362,13 @@ That creates the following SQL: WHERE year = ( SELECT MAX(inner.year) FROM cd inner - WHERE artistid = me.artistid + WHERE artist_id = me.artist_id ) =head2 Predefined searches You can write your own L class by inheriting from it -and define often used searches as methods: +and defining often used searches as methods: package My::DBIC::ResultSet::CD; use strict; @@ -364,11 +386,16 @@ and define often used searches as methods: 1; -To use your resultset, first tell DBIx::Class to create an instance of it -for you, in your My::DBIC::Schema::CD class: +If you're using L, simply place the file +into the C directory next to your C directory, and it will +be automatically loaded. + +If however you are still using L, first tell +DBIx::Class to create an instance of the ResultSet class for you, in your +My::DBIC::Schema::CD class: # class definition as normal - __PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/ Core /); + use base 'DBIx::Class::Core'; __PACKAGE__->table('cd'); # tell DBIC to use the custom ResultSet class @@ -382,8 +409,10 @@ Then call your new method in your code: =head2 Using SQL functions on the left hand side of a comparison -Using SQL functions on the left hand side of a comparison is generally -not a good idea since it requires a scan of the entire table. However, +Using SQL functions on the left hand side of a comparison is generally not a +good idea since it requires a scan of the entire table. (Unless your RDBMS +supports indexes on expressions - including return values of functions - and +you create an index on the return value of the function in question.) However, it can be accomplished with C when necessary. If you do not have quoting on, simply include the function in your search @@ -391,40 +420,50 @@ specification as you would any column: $rs->search({ 'YEAR(date_of_birth)' => 1979 }); -With quoting on, or for a more portable solution, use the C -attribute: +With quoting on, or for a more portable solution, use literal SQL values with +placeholders: - $rs->search({}, { where => \'YEAR(date_of_birth) = 1979' }); + $rs->search(\[ 'YEAR(date_of_birth) = ?', [ plain_value => 1979 ] ]); -=begin hidden + # Equivalent SQL: + # SELECT * FROM employee WHERE YEAR(date_of_birth) = ? -(When the bind args ordering bug is fixed, this technique will be better -and can replace the one above.) + $rs->search({ + name => 'Bob', + -nest => \[ 'YEAR(date_of_birth) = ?', [ plain_value => 1979 ] ], + }); -With quoting on, or for a more portable solution, use the C and -C attributes: + # Equivalent SQL: + # SELECT * FROM employee WHERE name = ? AND YEAR(date_of_birth) = ? - $rs->search({}, { - where => \'YEAR(date_of_birth) = ?', - bind => [ 1979 ] - }); +Note: the C string in the C<< [ plain_value => 1979 ] >> part +should be either the same as the name of the column (do this if the type of the +return value of the function is the same as the type of the column) or +otherwise it's essentially a dummy string currently (use C as a +habit). It is used by L to handle special column types. -=end hidden +See also L. =head1 JOINS AND PREFETCHING =head2 Using joins and prefetch You can use the C attribute to allow searching on, or sorting your -results by, one or more columns in a related table. To return all CDs matching -a particular artist name: +results by, one or more columns in a related table. + +This requires that you have defined the L. For example : + + My::Schema::CD->has_many( artists => 'My::Schema::Artist', 'artist_id'); + +To return all CDs matching a particular artist name, you specify the name of the relationship ('artists'): my $rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->search( { - 'artist.name' => 'Bob Marley' + 'artists.name' => 'Bob Marley' }, { - join => 'artist', # join the artist table + join => 'artists', # join the artist table } ); @@ -433,16 +472,19 @@ a particular artist name: # JOIN artist ON cd.artist = artist.id # WHERE artist.name = 'Bob Marley' +In that example both the join, and the condition use the relationship name rather than the table name +(see L for more details on aliasing ). + If required, you can now sort on any column in the related tables by including -it in your C attribute: +it in your C attribute, (again using the aliased relation name rather than table name) : my $rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->search( { - 'artist.name' => 'Bob Marley' + 'artists.name' => 'Bob Marley' }, { - join => 'artist', - order_by => [qw/ artist.name /] + join => 'artists', + order_by => [qw/ artists.name /] } ); @@ -479,12 +521,12 @@ This allows you to fetch results from related tables in advance: my $rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->search( { - 'artist.name' => 'Bob Marley' + 'artists.name' => 'Bob Marley' }, { - join => 'artist', - order_by => [qw/ artist.name /], - prefetch => 'artist' # return artist data too! + join => 'artists', + order_by => [qw/ artists.name /], + prefetch => 'artists' # return artist data too! } ); @@ -504,9 +546,6 @@ L has now prefetched all matching data from the C table, so no additional SQL statements are executed. You now have a much more efficient query. -Note that as of L 0.05999_01, C I be used with -C relationships. - Also note that C should only be used when you know you will definitely use data from a related table. Pre-fetching related tables when you only need columns from the main table will make performance worse! @@ -624,7 +663,7 @@ CD and Concert, and join CD to LinerNotes: =head2 Multi-step prefetch -From 0.04999_05 onwards, C can be nested more than one relationship +C can be nested more than one relationship deep using the same syntax as a multi-step join: my $rs = $schema->resultset('Tag')->search( @@ -655,7 +694,7 @@ It is possible to get a Schema object from a row object like so: my $schema = $cd->result_source->schema; # use the schema as normal: - my $artist_rs = $schema->resultset('Artist'); + my $artist_rs = $schema->resultset('Artist'); This can be useful when you don't want to pass around a Schema object to every method. @@ -664,8 +703,7 @@ method. AKA getting last_insert_id -If you are using PK::Auto (which is a core component as of 0.07), this is -straightforward: +Thanks to the core component PK::Auto, this is straightforward: my $foo = $rs->create(\%blah); # do more stuff @@ -676,11 +714,11 @@ not work, but then you already know the value of the last primary key anyway. =head2 Stringification -Employ the standard stringification technique by using the C +Employ the standard stringification technique by using the L module. To make an object stringify itself as a single column, use something -like this (replace C with the column/method of your choice): +like this (replace C with the column/method of your choice): use overload '""' => sub { shift->name}, fallback => 1; @@ -724,17 +762,59 @@ Just use C instead, then check C: # do whatever else you wanted if it was a new row } -=head2 Dynamic Sub-classing DBIx::Class proxy classes +=head2 Static sub-classing DBIx::Class result classes + +AKA adding additional relationships/methods/etc. to a model for a +specific usage of the (shared) model. + +B + + package My::App::Schema; + + use base 'DBIx::Class::Schema'; + + # load subclassed classes from My::App::Schema::Result/ResultSet + __PACKAGE__->load_namespaces; + + # load classes from shared model + load_classes({ + 'My::Shared::Model::Result' => [qw/ + Foo + Bar + /]}); + + 1; + +B + + package My::App::Schema::Result::Baz; + + use strict; + use warnings; + use base 'My::Shared::Model::Result::Baz'; + + # WARNING: Make sure you call table() again in your subclass, + # otherwise DBIx::Class::ResultSourceProxy::Table will not be called + # and the class name is not correctly registered as a source + __PACKAGE__->table('baz'); + + sub additional_method { + return "I'm an additional method only needed by this app"; + } + + 1; + +=head2 Dynamic Sub-classing DBIx::Class proxy classes AKA multi-class object inflation from one table - + L classes are proxy classes, therefore some different techniques need to be employed for more than basic subclassing. In this example we have a single user table that carries a boolean bit for admin. We would like like to give the admin users -objects(L) the same methods as a regular user but +objects (L) the same methods as a regular user but also special admin only methods. It doesn't make sense to create two -seperate proxy-class files for this. We would be copying all the user +separate proxy-class files for this. We would be copying all the user methods into the Admin class. There is a cleaner way to accomplish this. @@ -744,128 +824,143 @@ L when inflating a result from storage. So we grab the object being returned, inspect the values we are looking for, bless it if it's an admin object, and then return it. See the example below: - -B - - package DB::Schema; - - use base qw/DBIx::Class::Schema/; - - __PACKAGE__->load_classes(qw/User/); - - -B - - package DB::Schema::User; - - use strict; - use warnings; - use base qw/DBIx::Class/; - - ### Defined what our admin class is for ensure_class_loaded - my $admin_class = __PACKAGE__ . '::Admin'; - - __PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/Core/); - - __PACKAGE__->table('users'); - - __PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/user_id email password - firstname lastname active - admin/); - - __PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('user_id'); - - sub inflate_result { - my $self = shift; - my $ret = $self->next::method(@_); - if( $ret->admin ) {### If this is an admin rebless for extra functions - $self->ensure_class_loaded( $admin_class ); - bless $ret, $admin_class; - } - return $ret; - } - - sub hello { - print "I am a regular user.\n"; - return ; - } - - - package DB::Schema::User::Admin; - - use strict; - use warnings; - use base qw/DB::Schema::User/; - - sub hello - { - print "I am an admin.\n"; - return; - } - - sub do_admin_stuff - { - print "I am doing admin stuff\n"; - return ; - } - -B test.pl - - use warnings; - use strict; - use DB::Schema; - - my $user_data = { email => 'someguy@place.com', - password => 'pass1', - admin => 0 }; - - my $admin_data = { email => 'someadmin@adminplace.com', - password => 'pass2', - admin => 1 }; - - my $schema = DB::Schema->connection('dbi:Pg:dbname=test'); - - $schema->resultset('User')->create( $user_data ); - $schema->resultset('User')->create( $admin_data ); - - ### Now we search for them - my $user = $schema->resultset('User')->single( $user_data ); - my $admin = $schema->resultset('User')->single( $admin_data ); - - print ref $user, "\n"; - print ref $admin, "\n"; - - print $user->password , "\n"; # pass1 - print $admin->password , "\n";# pass2; inherited from User - print $user->hello , "\n";# I am a regular user. - print $admin->hello, "\n";# I am an admin. - - ### The statement below will NOT print - print "I can do admin stuff\n" if $user->can('do_admin_stuff'); - ### The statement below will print - print "I can do admin stuff\n" if $admin->can('do_admin_stuff'); + +B + + package My::Schema; + + use base qw/DBIx::Class::Schema/; + + __PACKAGE__->load_namespaces; + + 1; + + +B + + package My::Schema::Result::User; + + use strict; + use warnings; + use base qw/DBIx::Class::Core/; + + ### Define what our admin class is, for ensure_class_loaded() + my $admin_class = __PACKAGE__ . '::Admin'; + + __PACKAGE__->table('users'); + + __PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/user_id email password + firstname lastname active + admin/); + + __PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('user_id'); + + sub inflate_result { + my $self = shift; + my $ret = $self->next::method(@_); + if( $ret->admin ) {### If this is an admin, rebless for extra functions + $self->ensure_class_loaded( $admin_class ); + bless $ret, $admin_class; + } + return $ret; + } + + sub hello { + print "I am a regular user.\n"; + return ; + } + + 1; + + + package My::Schema::Result::User::Admin; + + use strict; + use warnings; + use base qw/My::Schema::Result::User/; + + # This line is important + __PACKAGE__->table('users'); + + sub hello + { + print "I am an admin.\n"; + return; + } + + sub do_admin_stuff + { + print "I am doing admin stuff\n"; + return ; + } + + 1; + +B test.pl + + use warnings; + use strict; + use My::Schema; + + my $user_data = { email => 'someguy@place.com', + password => 'pass1', + admin => 0 }; + + my $admin_data = { email => 'someadmin@adminplace.com', + password => 'pass2', + admin => 1 }; + + my $schema = My::Schema->connection('dbi:Pg:dbname=test'); + + $schema->resultset('User')->create( $user_data ); + $schema->resultset('User')->create( $admin_data ); + + ### Now we search for them + my $user = $schema->resultset('User')->single( $user_data ); + my $admin = $schema->resultset('User')->single( $admin_data ); + + print ref $user, "\n"; + print ref $admin, "\n"; + + print $user->password , "\n"; # pass1 + print $admin->password , "\n";# pass2; inherited from User + print $user->hello , "\n";# I am a regular user. + print $admin->hello, "\n";# I am an admin. + + ### The statement below will NOT print + print "I can do admin stuff\n" if $user->can('do_admin_stuff'); + ### The statement below will print + print "I can do admin stuff\n" if $admin->can('do_admin_stuff'); + +Alternatively you can use L that implements +exactly the above functionality. =head2 Skip row object creation for faster results DBIx::Class is not built for speed, it's built for convenience and ease of use, but sometimes you just need to get the data, and skip the fancy objects. - + To do this simply use L. - + my $rs = $schema->resultset('CD'); - + $rs->result_class('DBIx::Class::ResultClass::HashRefInflator'); - + my $hash_ref = $rs->find(1); Wasn't that easy? +Beware, changing the Result class using +L will replace any existing class +completely including any special components loaded using +load_components, eg L. + =head2 Get raw data for blindingly fast results If the L solution above is not fast enough for you, you can use a DBIx::Class to return values -exactly as they come out of the data base with none of the convenience methods +exactly as they come out of the database with none of the convenience methods wrapped round them. This is used like so: @@ -876,13 +971,13 @@ This is used like so: } You will need to map the array offsets to particular columns (you can -use the I and C instead of C - + my $rs = $schema->resultset('Dual')->search(undef, { select => [ 'sydate' ], as => [ 'now' ] }, ); - + All you have to do now is be careful how you access your resultset, the below will not work because there is no column called 'now' in the Dual table class - + while (my $dual = $rs->next) { print $dual->now."\n"; } # Can't locate object method "now" via package "MyAppDB::Dual" at headshot.pl line 23. - + You could of course use 'dummy' in C instead of 'now', or C to your Dual class for whatever you wanted to select from dual, but that's just silly, instead use C - + while (my $dual = $rs->next) { print $dual->get_column('now')."\n"; } - + Or use C - + my $cursor = $rs->cursor; while (my @vals = $cursor->next) { print $vals[0]."\n"; } - + +In case you're going to use this "trick" together with L or +L a table called "dual" will be created in your +current schema. This would overlap "sys.dual" and you could not fetch "sysdate" or +"sequence.nextval" anymore from dual. To avoid this problem, just tell +L to not create table dual: + + my $sqlt_args = { + add_drop_table => 1, + parser_args => { sources => [ grep $_ ne 'Dual', schema->sources ] }, + }; + $schema->create_ddl_dir( [qw/Oracle/], undef, './sql', undef, $sqlt_args ); + Or use L - + $rs->result_class('DBIx::Class::ResultClass::HashRefInflator'); while ( my $dual = $rs->next ) { print $dual->{now}."\n"; } - + Here are some example C