Class::MakeMethods::Template::Ref(3) Universal copy and compare methods

SYNOPSIS


package MyObject;
use Class::MakeMethods::Template::Ref (
'Hash:new' => [ 'new' ],
clone => [ 'clone' ]
);

package main;
my $obj = MyObject->new( foo => ["Foozle", "Bozzle"] );
my $clone = $obj->clone();
print $obj->{'foo'}[1];

DESCRIPTION

The following types of methods are provided via the Class::MakeMethods interface:

clone

Produce a deep copy of an instance of almost any underlying datatype.

Parameters:

init_method

If defined, this method is called on the new object with any arguments passed in.

prototype

Create new instances by making a deep copy of a static prototypical instance.

Parameters:

init_method

If defined, this method is called on the new object with any arguments passed in.

compare

Compare one object to another.

Templates

  • default

    Three-way (sorting-style) comparison.

  • equals

    Are these two objects equivalent?

  • identity

    Are these two references to the exact same object?