NAME
Attribute::Constructor - implementing constructors with attributes
SYNOPSIS
package SomeObj;
use Attribute::Constructor;
sub new : Constructor {
my $self = shift;
$self->{attribute1} = shift;
$self->{attribute2} = shift;
}
--- Calling Code ----
# Will create the object with 'attribute1' and
# 'attribute2' being set to 'foo' and 'bar' respectively
my $new_obj = SomeObj->new( 'foo', 'bar' );
or
my $new_obj = $old_obj->new( 'foo', 'bar' );
DESCRIPTION
Declaring a method of an object as a constructor will cause the object to be created, blessed, and returned to the calling code. This will allow the constructor to look more like a "real" constructor from an OO language that supports the idea of constructor with syntax.
The object is already returned to the calling code so there is no need to return it. The first argument will be a reference to the new class instead of a reference to the class so that it behaves more like a normal constructor in the fact that it is a instance method not a class method.
INSTALLATION
To install this module type the following:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install
DEPENDENCIES
This module requires these other modules and libraries:
Attribute::Handlers
COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE
Copyright 2002 Eric Anderson. All rights reserved.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.