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NAME

       Class::MakeMethods::Docs::Catalog - List of Makable Method Types

DESCRIPTION

       This document lists the various subclasses of Class::MakeMethods included in this distribution, and the method types each one provides.

       See the documentation for each implementation for more details about the features it provides.

       For each class, a parenthetical comment indicates whether the methods it generates are applicable to individual blessed objects
       (Instances), to class data (Global), or both (Any) =head2 Scoping

       The final part of the name of a method-generating subclass typically indicates the scope or applicability of the methods it generates

       Hash
	   For object instances based on blessed hashes with named values.

       Array
	   For object instances based on blessed arrays with positional values.

       Scalar
	   For object instances based on blessed scalars with a single value.

       InsideOut
	   For any object instance regardless of underlying data type.

       Ref For any object instance regardless of underlying data type.

       Inheritable
	   For data which can be set at the class, subclass, or instance level.

       Class
	   For class data shared by all instances but different for each subclass

       ClassVar
	   For class data shared by all instances but different for each subclass

       ClassInherit
	   For class data shared by all instances but different for each subclass

       Global
	   For global data shared by a class and all its instances and subclasses

       PackageVar
	   For global data shared by a class and all its instances and subclasses

       Universal
	   # General method types that are widely applicable

   Summary Charts
       This table shows which scopes are available in each generator family:

	 SCOPING	  Basic      Standard	Evaled	   Composite  Template
	 Hash		    +	       +	  +	     +		+
	 Array		    +	       +		     +		+
	 Scalar 							+
	 InsideOut							+
	 Ref								+
	 Inheritable		       +		     +		+
	 Class								+
	 ClassVar							+
	 ClassInherit							+
	 Global 	    +	       +		     +		+
	 PackageVar							+
	 Universal					     +		+

       This table shows which types of methods are typically available in each generator family:

	 METHOD 	  Basic      Standard	Evaled	   Composite  Template
	 new		    +	       +		     +		+

	 scalar 	    +	       +		     +		+
	 string 							+
	 string_index							+
	 number 							+
	 boolean							+
	 boolean_index							+
	 bits								+

	 array		    +	       +		     +		+
	 struct 							+

	 hash		    +	       +		     +		+
	 hash_of_arrays 						+
	 tiedhash							+

	 object 	    +				     +		+
	 instance							+
	 array_of_objects						+

	 code								+
	 code_or_scalar 						+

BASIC CLASSES

   Basic::Hash (Instances)
       Methods for objects based on blessed hashes. See Class::MakeMethods::Basic::Hash for details.

       o   new: create and copy instances

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values in each instance

       o   array: get and set values stored in an array refered to in each instance

       o   hash: get and set values in a hash refered to in each instance

   Basic::Array (Instances)
       Methods for manipulating positional values in arrays. See Class::MakeMethods::Basic::Array for details.

       o   new: create and copy instances

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values in each instance

       o   array: get and set values stored in an array refered to in each instance

       o   hash: get and set values in a hash refered to in each instance

   Basic::Global (Global)
       Global methods are not instance-dependent; calling them by class name or from any instance or subclass will consistently access the same
       value. See Class::MakeMethods::Basic::Global for details.

       o   scalar: get and set a global scalar value

       o   array: get and set values in a global array

       o   hash: get and set values in a global hash

STANDARD CLASSES

   Standard::Hash (Instances)
       Methods for objects based on blessed hashes. See Class::MakeMethods::Standard::Hash for details.

       o   new: create and copy instances

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values in each instance

       o   array: get and set values stored in an array refered to in each instance

       o   hash: get and set values in a hash refered to in each instance

       o   object: access an object refered to by each instance

   Standard::Array (Instances)
       Methods for manipulating positional values in arrays. See Class::MakeMethods::Standard::Array for details.

       o   new: create and copy instances

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values in each instance

       o   array: get and set values stored in an array refered to in each instance

       o   hash: get and set values in a hash refered to in each instance

       o   object: access an object refered to by each instance

   Standard::Global (Global)
       Methods for manipulating global data. See Class::MakeMethods::Standard::Global for details.

       o   scalar: get and set global scalar

       o   array: get and set values stored in a global array

       o   hash: get and set values in a global hash

       o   object: global access to an object ref

   Standard::Inheritable (Any)
       Methods for manipulating data which may be overridden per class or instance. Uses external data storage, so it works with objects of any
       underlying data type.  See Class::MakeMethods::Standard::Inheritable for details.

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values for each instance or class

COMPOSITE CLASSES

   Composite::Hash (Instances)
       Methods for objects based on blessed hashes. See Class::MakeMethods::Composite::Hash for details.

       o   new: create and copy instances

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values in each instance

       o   array: get and set values stored in an array refered to in each instance

       o   hash: get and set values in a hash refered to in each instance

       o   object: access an object refered to by each instance

   Composite::Array (Instances)
       Methods for manipulating positional values in arrays. See Class::MakeMethods::Composite::Array for details.

       o   new: create and copy instances

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values in each instance

       o   array: get and set values stored in an array refered to in each instance

       o   hash: get and set values in a hash refered to in each instance

       o   object: access an object refered to by each instance

   Composite::Global (Global)
       Methods for manipulating global data. See Class::MakeMethods::Composite::Global for details.

       o   scalar: get and set global scalar

       o   array: get and set values stored in a global array

       o   hash: get and set values in a global hash

       o   object: global access to an object ref

   Composite::Inheritable (Any)
       Methods for manipulating data which may be overridden per class or instance. Uses external data storage, so it works with objects of any
       underlying data type.  See Class::MakeMethods::Composite::Inheritable for details.

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values for each instance or class

       o   hook: create a subroutine intended to have operations added to it

   Composite::Universal (Any)
       Methods for padding pre- and post-conditions to any class. See Class::MakeMethods::Composite::Universal for details.

       o   patch: add pre and post operations to an existing subroutine

TEMPLATE CLASSES

   Template::Universal (Any)
       Meta-methods for any type of object. See Class::MakeMethods::Template::Universal.

       o   no_op - a method with an empty body

       o   croak - a method which will croak if called

       o   method_init - calls other methods from a list of method name => argument pairs

       o   forward_methods - delegates to an object provided by another method

   Template::Ref (Any Instance)
       Methods for deep copies and comparisons. See Class::MakeMethods::Template::Ref.

       o   clone: make a deep copy of an object instance

       o   prototype: make new objects by cloning a typical instance

       o   compare: compare one object to another

   Template::Generic (Abstract)
       The remaining subclasses inherit a similar collection of templates from Template::Generic, and provide a different type of scoping or
       binding for the functionality defined by the Generic template. See Class::MakeMethods::Template::Generic for details.

   Template::Hash (Instances)
       The most commonly used implementation, for objects based on blessed hashes. See Class::MakeMethods::Template::Hash.

       o   new: create and copy instances

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values in each instance

       o   string: get and set string values in each instance

       o   number: get and set numeric values in each instance

       o   boolean: get and set boolean values in each instance

       o   bits: get and set boolean values stored in a single value in each instance

       o   array: get and set values stored in an array refered to in each instance

       o   struct - methods for acccessing values which are stored by position in an array

       o   hash: get and set values in a hash refered to in each instance

       o   tiedhash: get and set values in a tied hash refered to in each instance

       o   hash_of_arrays: for references to hashes of arrays contained in each instance

       o   object: set or access a reference to an object contained in each instance

       o   array_of_objects: manipulate an array of object references within in each instance

       o   code: set or call a function reference contained in each instance

   Template::Array (Instances)
       Methods for manipulating positional values in arrays. See Class::MakeMethods::Template::Array.

       o   new: create and copy array instances

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values in a given array position

       o   string: get and set string values in a given array position

       o   number: get and set numeric values in a given array position

       o   boolean: get and set boolean values in a given array position

       o   builtin_isa: generates a wrapper around some builtin function, cacheing the results in the object and providing a by-name interface

   Template::Scalar (Instances)
       For objects based on blessed scalars.  See Class::MakeMethods::Template::Scalar.

       Note that these objects can generally only have one value accessor method, as all such accessors will refer to the same value.

       o   new: create and copy instances

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values in each instance

       o   string: get and set a string value in each instance

       o   number: get and set a numeric value in each instance

       o   boolean: get and set a boolean value in each instance

       o   bits: get and set boolean values stored in a single value in each instance

       o   code: set or call a function reference contained in each instance

   Template::InsideOut (Instances)
       Stores values for objects in an external location hashed by identity. See Class::MakeMethods::Template::InsideOut.

       Note that while the below constructor creates and returns scalar references, accessor methods can be created with this implementation for
       use with any type of object.

       o   new: create and copy instances

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values associated with each instance

       o   string: get and set string values associated with each instance

       o   string_index: get and set string values associated with each instance, and maintain an index of instances by value

       o   number: get and set numeric values associated with each instance

       o   boolean: get and set boolean values associated with each instance

       o   boolean_index: get and set boolean values associated with each instance, and maintain a list of items which have the flag set

       o   bits: get and set boolean values stored in a single value associated with each instance

       o   array: get and set values stored in an array associated with each instance

       o   hash: get and set values in a hash associated with each instance

       o   code: set or call a function reference associated with each instance

   Template::Global (Global)
       Global methods are not instance-dependent; calling them by class name or from any instance will consistently access the same value.  See
       Class::MakeMethods::Template::Static.

       o   scalar: get and set a global scalar value

       o   string: get and set a global string value

       o   number: get and set a global number value

       o   boolean: get and set a global boolean value

       o   array: get and set values in a global array

       o   hash: get and set values in a global hash

       o   tiedhash: get and set values in a global tied hash

       o   hash_of_arrays: get and set values in a global hash of arrays

       o   object: set and access a global reference to an object

       o   instance: set and access a global reference to an object of the declaring class

       o   code: set and access a global reference to a subroutine.

   Template::PackageVar (Global)
       PackageVar methods access a variable in the declaring package. Thus, they have the same effect as Static methods, while keeping their value
       accessible via the symbol table.  See Class::MakeMethods::Template::PackageVar.

       o   scalar: get and set a global scalar value

       o   string: get and set a global string value

       o   number: get and set a global number value

       o   boolean: get and set a global boolean value

       o   array: get and set values in a global array

       o   hash: get and set values in a global hash

   Template::Class (Global)
       Class methods are similar to Static methods, except that each subclass and its instances will access a distinct value. See
       Class::MakeMethods::Template::Class.

       o   scalar: get and set a class-specific scalar value

       o   string: get and set a class-specific string value

       o   number: get and set a class-specific number value

       o   boolean: get and set a class-specific boolean value

       o   array: get and set values in a class-specific array

       o   hash: get and set values in a class-specific hash

   Template::ClassVar (Global)
       ClassVar methods access a variable in the package on which they are called.  Thus, they have the same effect as Class methods, while
       keeping their value accessible via the symbol table, like PackageVar. See Class::MakeMethods::Template::ClassVar.

       o   scalar: get and set a class-specific scalar value

       o   string: get and set a class-specific string value

       o   number: get and set a class-specific number value

       o   boolean: get and set a class-specific boolean value

       o   array: get and set values in a class-specific array

       o   hash: get and set values in a class-specific hash

   Template::ClassInherit (Global)
       ClassInherit methods are an intermediate point between Static and Class methods; subclasses inherit their superclass's value until they set
       their own value, after which they become distinct. See Class::MakeMethods::Template::ClassInherit.

       o   scalar: get and set an inheritable class-specific scalar value

       o   string: get and set an inheritable class-specific string value

       o   number: get and set an inheritable class-specific number value

       o   boolean: get and set an inheritable class-specific boolean value

       o   array: get and set values in an inheritable class-specific array

       o   hash: get and set values in an inheritable class-specific hash

   Template::Inheritable (Any)
       Methods for manipulating data which may be overridden per class or instance. Uses external data storage, so it works with objects of any
       underlying data type.  See Class::MakeMethods::Template::Inheritable for details.

       o   scalar: get and set scalar values for each instance or class

       o   string: get and set string values for each instance or class

       o   number: get and set numeric values for each instance or class

       o   boolean: get and set boolean values for each instance or class

       o   hash: get and set values in a hash refered to in each instance

SEE ALSO

       See Class::MakeMethods for general information about this distribution.

perl v5.10.1							    2004-09-06					   MakeMethods::Docs::Catalog(3pm)