reference. Returns the C reference itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not an C reference. =head2 _CODELIKE $value The C<_CODELIKE> is the more generic version of C<_CODE>. Unlike C<_CODE>, which checks for an explicit C reference, the C<_CODELIKE> function also includes things that act like them, such as blessed objects that overload C<'&{}'>. Please note that in the case of objects overloaded with '&{}', you will almost always end up also testing it in 'bool' context at some stage. For example: sub foo { my $code1 = _CODELIKE(shift) or die "No code param provided"; my $code2 = _CODELIKE(shift); if ( $code2 ) { print "Got optional second code param"; } } As such, you will most likely always want to make sure your class has at least the following to allow it to evaluate to true in boolean context. # Always evaluate to true in boolean context use overload 'bool' => sub () { 1 }; Returns the callable value as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not callable. Note - This function was formerly known as _CALLABLE but has been renamed for greater symmetry with the other _XXXXLIKE functions. The use of _CALLABLE has been deprecated. It will continue to work, but with a warning, until end-2006, then will be removed. I apologize for any inconvenience caused. =head2 _INVOCANT $value This routine tests whether the given value is a valid method invocant. This can be either an instance of an object, or a class name. If so, the value itself is returned. Otherwise, C<_INVOCANT> returns C. =head2 _INSTANCE $object, $class The C<_INSTANCE> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for an object of a particular class in a strictly correct manner. Returns the object itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not an object of that type. =head2 _INSTANCEDOES $object, $role This routine behaves exactly like C>, but checks with C<< ->DOES >> rather than C<< ->isa >>. This is probably only a good idea to use on Perl 5.10 or later, when L has been implemented. =head2 _REGEX $value The C<_REGEX> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for a regular expression. Returns the value itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not a regular expression. =head2 _SET \@array, $class The C<_SET> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for set of at least one object of a particular class in a strictly correct manner. The set is provided as a reference to an C of objects of the class provided. For an alternative function that allows zero-length sets, see the C<_SET0> function. Returns the C reference itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not a set of that class. =head2 _SET0 \@array, $class The C<_SET0> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for a set of objects of a particular class in a strictly correct manner, allowing for zero objects. The set is provided as a reference to an C of objects of the class provided. For an alternative function that requires at least one object, see the C<_SET> function. Returns the C reference itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not a set of that class. =head2 _HANDLE The C<_HANDLE> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test whether or not a single scalar value is a file handle. Unfortunately, in Perl the definition of a file handle can be a little bit fuzzy, so this function is likely to be somewhat imperfect (at first anyway). That said, it is implement as well or better than the other file handle detectors in existence (and we stole from the best of them). =head2 _DRIVER $string sub foo { my $class = _DRIVER(shift, 'My::Driver::Base') or die "Bad driver"; ... } The C<_DRIVER> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to load and validate a driver class. The most common pattern when taking a driver class as a parameter is to check that the name is a class (i.e. check against _CLASS) and then to load the class (if it exists) and then ensure that the class returns true for the isa method on some base driver name. Return the value as a convenience, or C if the value is not a class name, the module does not exist, the module does not load, or the class fails the isa test. =head1 TO DO - Add _CAN to help resolve the UNIVERSAL::can debacle - Implement an assertion-like version of this module, that dies on error. - Implement a Test:: version of this module, for use in testing =head1 SUPPORT Bugs should be reported via the CPAN bug tracker at L =head1 AUTHOR Adam Kennedy Eadamk AT cpan.orgE Jens Rehsack Erehsack AT cpan.orgE =head1 SEE ALSO L =head1 COPYRIGHT Copyright 2005 - 2012 Adam Kennedy. Copyright 2020 - 2020 Jens Rehsack. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module. =cut 1;
reference itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not an C reference. =head2 _CODELIKE $value The C<_CODELIKE> is the more generic version of C<_CODE>. Unlike C<_CODE>, which checks for an explicit C reference, the C<_CODELIKE> function also includes things that act like them, such as blessed objects that overload C<'&{}'>. Please note that in the case of objects overloaded with '&{}', you will almost always end up also testing it in 'bool' context at some stage. For example: sub foo { my $code1 = _CODELIKE(shift) or die "No code param provided"; my $code2 = _CODELIKE(shift); if ( $code2 ) { print "Got optional second code param"; } } As such, you will most likely always want to make sure your class has at least the following to allow it to evaluate to true in boolean context. # Always evaluate to true in boolean context use overload 'bool' => sub () { 1 }; Returns the callable value as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not callable. Note - This function was formerly known as _CALLABLE but has been renamed for greater symmetry with the other _XXXXLIKE functions. The use of _CALLABLE has been deprecated. It will continue to work, but with a warning, until end-2006, then will be removed. I apologize for any inconvenience caused. =head2 _INVOCANT $value This routine tests whether the given value is a valid method invocant. This can be either an instance of an object, or a class name. If so, the value itself is returned. Otherwise, C<_INVOCANT> returns C. =head2 _INSTANCE $object, $class The C<_INSTANCE> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for an object of a particular class in a strictly correct manner. Returns the object itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not an object of that type. =head2 _INSTANCEDOES $object, $role This routine behaves exactly like C>, but checks with C<< ->DOES >> rather than C<< ->isa >>. This is probably only a good idea to use on Perl 5.10 or later, when L has been implemented. =head2 _REGEX $value The C<_REGEX> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for a regular expression. Returns the value itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not a regular expression. =head2 _SET \@array, $class The C<_SET> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for set of at least one object of a particular class in a strictly correct manner. The set is provided as a reference to an C of objects of the class provided. For an alternative function that allows zero-length sets, see the C<_SET0> function. Returns the C reference itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not a set of that class. =head2 _SET0 \@array, $class The C<_SET0> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for a set of objects of a particular class in a strictly correct manner, allowing for zero objects. The set is provided as a reference to an C of objects of the class provided. For an alternative function that requires at least one object, see the C<_SET> function. Returns the C reference itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not a set of that class. =head2 _HANDLE The C<_HANDLE> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test whether or not a single scalar value is a file handle. Unfortunately, in Perl the definition of a file handle can be a little bit fuzzy, so this function is likely to be somewhat imperfect (at first anyway). That said, it is implement as well or better than the other file handle detectors in existence (and we stole from the best of them). =head2 _DRIVER $string sub foo { my $class = _DRIVER(shift, 'My::Driver::Base') or die "Bad driver"; ... } The C<_DRIVER> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to load and validate a driver class. The most common pattern when taking a driver class as a parameter is to check that the name is a class (i.e. check against _CLASS) and then to load the class (if it exists) and then ensure that the class returns true for the isa method on some base driver name. Return the value as a convenience, or C if the value is not a class name, the module does not exist, the module does not load, or the class fails the isa test. =head1 TO DO - Add _CAN to help resolve the UNIVERSAL::can debacle - Implement an assertion-like version of this module, that dies on error. - Implement a Test:: version of this module, for use in testing =head1 SUPPORT Bugs should be reported via the CPAN bug tracker at L =head1 AUTHOR Adam Kennedy Eadamk AT cpan.orgE Jens Rehsack Erehsack AT cpan.orgE =head1 SEE ALSO L =head1 COPYRIGHT Copyright 2005 - 2012 Adam Kennedy. Copyright 2020 - 2020 Jens Rehsack. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module. =cut 1;
reference. =head2 _CODELIKE $value The C<_CODELIKE> is the more generic version of C<_CODE>. Unlike C<_CODE>, which checks for an explicit C reference, the C<_CODELIKE> function also includes things that act like them, such as blessed objects that overload C<'&{}'>. Please note that in the case of objects overloaded with '&{}', you will almost always end up also testing it in 'bool' context at some stage. For example: sub foo { my $code1 = _CODELIKE(shift) or die "No code param provided"; my $code2 = _CODELIKE(shift); if ( $code2 ) { print "Got optional second code param"; } } As such, you will most likely always want to make sure your class has at least the following to allow it to evaluate to true in boolean context. # Always evaluate to true in boolean context use overload 'bool' => sub () { 1 }; Returns the callable value as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not callable. Note - This function was formerly known as _CALLABLE but has been renamed for greater symmetry with the other _XXXXLIKE functions. The use of _CALLABLE has been deprecated. It will continue to work, but with a warning, until end-2006, then will be removed. I apologize for any inconvenience caused. =head2 _INVOCANT $value This routine tests whether the given value is a valid method invocant. This can be either an instance of an object, or a class name. If so, the value itself is returned. Otherwise, C<_INVOCANT> returns C. =head2 _INSTANCE $object, $class The C<_INSTANCE> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for an object of a particular class in a strictly correct manner. Returns the object itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not an object of that type. =head2 _INSTANCEDOES $object, $role This routine behaves exactly like C>, but checks with C<< ->DOES >> rather than C<< ->isa >>. This is probably only a good idea to use on Perl 5.10 or later, when L has been implemented. =head2 _REGEX $value The C<_REGEX> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for a regular expression. Returns the value itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not a regular expression. =head2 _SET \@array, $class The C<_SET> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for set of at least one object of a particular class in a strictly correct manner. The set is provided as a reference to an C of objects of the class provided. For an alternative function that allows zero-length sets, see the C<_SET0> function. Returns the C reference itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not a set of that class. =head2 _SET0 \@array, $class The C<_SET0> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for a set of objects of a particular class in a strictly correct manner, allowing for zero objects. The set is provided as a reference to an C of objects of the class provided. For an alternative function that requires at least one object, see the C<_SET> function. Returns the C reference itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not a set of that class. =head2 _HANDLE The C<_HANDLE> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test whether or not a single scalar value is a file handle. Unfortunately, in Perl the definition of a file handle can be a little bit fuzzy, so this function is likely to be somewhat imperfect (at first anyway). That said, it is implement as well or better than the other file handle detectors in existence (and we stole from the best of them). =head2 _DRIVER $string sub foo { my $class = _DRIVER(shift, 'My::Driver::Base') or die "Bad driver"; ... } The C<_DRIVER> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to load and validate a driver class. The most common pattern when taking a driver class as a parameter is to check that the name is a class (i.e. check against _CLASS) and then to load the class (if it exists) and then ensure that the class returns true for the isa method on some base driver name. Return the value as a convenience, or C if the value is not a class name, the module does not exist, the module does not load, or the class fails the isa test. =head1 TO DO - Add _CAN to help resolve the UNIVERSAL::can debacle - Implement an assertion-like version of this module, that dies on error. - Implement a Test:: version of this module, for use in testing =head1 SUPPORT Bugs should be reported via the CPAN bug tracker at L =head1 AUTHOR Adam Kennedy Eadamk AT cpan.orgE Jens Rehsack Erehsack AT cpan.orgE =head1 SEE ALSO L =head1 COPYRIGHT Copyright 2005 - 2012 Adam Kennedy. Copyright 2020 - 2020 Jens Rehsack. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module. =cut 1;
reference, the C<_CODELIKE> function also includes things that act like them, such as blessed objects that overload C<'&{}'>. Please note that in the case of objects overloaded with '&{}', you will almost always end up also testing it in 'bool' context at some stage. For example: sub foo { my $code1 = _CODELIKE(shift) or die "No code param provided"; my $code2 = _CODELIKE(shift); if ( $code2 ) { print "Got optional second code param"; } } As such, you will most likely always want to make sure your class has at least the following to allow it to evaluate to true in boolean context. # Always evaluate to true in boolean context use overload 'bool' => sub () { 1 }; Returns the callable value as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not callable. Note - This function was formerly known as _CALLABLE but has been renamed for greater symmetry with the other _XXXXLIKE functions. The use of _CALLABLE has been deprecated. It will continue to work, but with a warning, until end-2006, then will be removed. I apologize for any inconvenience caused. =head2 _INVOCANT $value This routine tests whether the given value is a valid method invocant. This can be either an instance of an object, or a class name. If so, the value itself is returned. Otherwise, C<_INVOCANT> returns C. =head2 _INSTANCE $object, $class The C<_INSTANCE> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for an object of a particular class in a strictly correct manner. Returns the object itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not an object of that type. =head2 _INSTANCEDOES $object, $role This routine behaves exactly like C>, but checks with C<< ->DOES >> rather than C<< ->isa >>. This is probably only a good idea to use on Perl 5.10 or later, when L has been implemented. =head2 _REGEX $value The C<_REGEX> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for a regular expression. Returns the value itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not a regular expression. =head2 _SET \@array, $class The C<_SET> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for set of at least one object of a particular class in a strictly correct manner. The set is provided as a reference to an C of objects of the class provided. For an alternative function that allows zero-length sets, see the C<_SET0> function. Returns the C reference itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not a set of that class. =head2 _SET0 \@array, $class The C<_SET0> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test for a set of objects of a particular class in a strictly correct manner, allowing for zero objects. The set is provided as a reference to an C of objects of the class provided. For an alternative function that requires at least one object, see the C<_SET> function. Returns the C reference itself as a convenience, or C if the value provided is not a set of that class. =head2 _HANDLE The C<_HANDLE> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to test whether or not a single scalar value is a file handle. Unfortunately, in Perl the definition of a file handle can be a little bit fuzzy, so this function is likely to be somewhat imperfect (at first anyway). That said, it is implement as well or better than the other file handle detectors in existence (and we stole from the best of them). =head2 _DRIVER $string sub foo { my $class = _DRIVER(shift, 'My::Driver::Base') or die "Bad driver"; ... } The C<_DRIVER> function is intended to be imported into your package, and provides a convenient way to load and validate a driver class. The most common pattern when taking a driver class as a parameter is to check that the name is a class (i.e. check against _CLASS) and then to load the class (if it exists) and then ensure that the class returns true for the isa method on some base driver name. Return the value as a convenience, or C if the value is not a class name, the module does not exist, the module does not load, or the class fails the isa test. =head1 TO DO - Add _CAN to help resolve the UNIVERSAL::can debacle - Implement an assertion-like version of this module, that dies on error. - Implement a Test:: version of this module, for use in testing =head1 SUPPORT Bugs should be reported via the CPAN bug tracker at L =head1 AUTHOR Adam Kennedy Eadamk AT cpan.orgE Jens Rehsack Erehsack AT cpan.orgE =head1 SEE ALSO L =head1 COPYRIGHT Copyright 2005 - 2012 Adam Kennedy. Copyright 2020 - 2020 Jens Rehsack. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module. =cut 1;