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+.\" ========================================================================
+.\"
+.IX Title "TAP::Object 3"
+.TH TAP::Object 3 "2009-05-05" "perl v5.8.7" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
+.SH "NAME"
+TAP::Object \- Base class that provides common functionality to all \f(CW\*(C`TAP::*\*(C'\fR modules
+.SH "VERSION"
+.IX Header "VERSION"
+Version 3.17
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
+.Vb 1
+\& package TAP::Whatever;
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& use strict;
+\& use vars qw(@ISA);
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& use TAP::Object;
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& @ISA = qw(TAP::Object);
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 6
+\& # new() implementation by TAP::Object
+\& sub _initialize {
+\& my ( $self, @args) = @_;
+\& # initialize your object
+\& return $self;
+\& }
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& # ... later ...
+\& my $obj = TAP::Whatever\->new(@args);
+.Ve
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
+\&\f(CW\*(C`TAP::Object\*(C'\fR provides a default constructor and exception model for all
+\&\f(CW\*(C`TAP::*\*(C'\fR classes. Exceptions are raised using Carp.
+.SH "METHODS"
+.IX Header "METHODS"
+.Sh "Class Methods"
+.IX Subsection "Class Methods"
+\fI\f(CI\*(C`new\*(C'\fI\fR
+.IX Subsection "new"
+.PP
+Create a new object. Any arguments passed to \f(CW\*(C`new\*(C'\fR will be passed on to the
+\&\*(L"_initialize\*(R" method. Returns a new object.
+.Sh "Instance Methods"
+.IX Subsection "Instance Methods"
+\fI\f(CI\*(C`_initialize\*(C'\fI\fR
+.IX Subsection "_initialize"
+.PP
+Initializes a new object. This method is a stub by default, you should override
+it as appropriate.
+.PP
+\&\fINote:\fR \*(L"new\*(R" expects you to return \f(CW$self\fR or raise an exception. See
+\&\*(L"_croak\*(R", and Carp.
+.PP
+\fI\f(CI\*(C`_croak\*(C'\fI\fR
+.IX Subsection "_croak"
+.PP
+Raise an exception using \f(CW\*(C`croak\*(C'\fR from Carp, eg:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& $self\->_croak( 'why me?', 'aaarrgh!' );
+.Ve
+.PP
+May also be called as a \fIclass\fR method.
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& $class\->_croak( 'this works too' );
+.Ve
+.PP
+\fI\f(CI\*(C`_construct\*(C'\fI\fR
+.IX Subsection "_construct"
+.PP
+Create a new instance of the specified class.
+.PP
+\fI\f(CI\*(C`mk_methods\*(C'\fI\fR
+.IX Subsection "mk_methods"
+.PP
+Create simple getter/setters.
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& __PACKAGE__\->mk_methods(@method_names);
+.Ve