C<$c-E<gt>req-E<gt>args>. Upon returning from the function,
C<$c-E<gt>req-E<gt>args> will be restored to the previous values.
- $c->forward('/foo');
+Any data C<return>ed from the action forwarded to, will be returned by the
+call to forward.
+
+ my $foodata = $c->forward('/foo');
$c->forward('index');
$c->forward(qw/MyApp::Model::CDBI::Foo do_stuff/);
$c->forward('MyApp::View::TT');
=head2 $c->log
-Returns the logging object instance. Unless it is already set, Catalyst
-sets this up with a L<Catalyst::Log> object. To use your own log class:
+Returns the logging object instance. Unless it is already set, Catalyst sets
+this up with a L<Catalyst::Log> object. To use your own log class, set the
+logger with the C<< __PACKAGE__->log >> method prior to calling
+C<< __PACKAGE__->setup >>.
+
+ __PACKAGE__->log( MyLogger->new );
+ __PACKAGE__->setup;
+
+And later:
- $c->log( MyLogger->new );
$c->log->info( 'Now logging with my own logger!' );
Your log class should implement the methods described in the
<p>If you want to jump right into web development with Catalyst
you might want to check out the documentation.</p>
<pre><code>perldoc <a href="http://cpansearch.perl.org/dist/Catalyst/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Intro.pod">Catalyst::Manual::Intro</a>
+perldoc <a href="http://cpansearch.perl.org/dist/Catalyst/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial.pod">Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial</a></code>
perldoc <a href="http://cpansearch.perl.org/dist/Catalyst/lib/Catalyst/Manual.pod">Catalyst::Manual</a></code></pre>
<h2>What to do next?</h2>
<p>Next it's time to write an actual application. Use the
sub execute {
my ( $c, $class, $code ) = @_;
- $class = $c->components->{$class} || $class;
+ $class = $c->component($class) || $class;
$c->state(0);
if ( $c->debug ) {