X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=lib%2FMouse.pm;h=2df3ba1f9974d8cfebb2fc81d9e78aeb65d18b5f;hb=d16fe7d79e7f254ed479b58681d716e78b3e8caf;hp=c6a7a2a32dad901bd344ace39efa86485854fb73;hpb=e5f31f1f0660e9c8b0f8f55b181f0edb55b650fb;p=gitmo%2FMouse.git diff --git a/lib/Mouse.pm b/lib/Mouse.pm index c6a7a2a..2df3ba1 100644 --- 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, 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 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