SQL::Translator::Schema::View(3pm)			User Contributed Perl Documentation			SQL::Translator::Schema::View(3pm)

NAME

       SQL::Translator::Schema::View - SQL::Translator view object

SYNOPSIS

	 use SQL::Translator::Schema::View;
	 my $view   = SQL::Translator::Schema::View->new(
	     name   => 'foo',			   # name, required
	     sql    => 'select id, name from foo', # SQL for view
	     fields => 'id, name',		   # field names in view
	 );

DESCRIPTION

       "SQL::Translator::Schema::View" is the view object.

METHODS

   new
       Object constructor.

	 my $view = SQL::Translator::Schema::View->new;

   fields
       Gets and set the fields the constraint is on.  Accepts a string, list or arrayref; returns an array or array reference.	Will unique the
       field names and keep them in order by the first occurrence of a field name.

	 $view->fields('id');
	 $view->fields('id', 'name');
	 $view->fields( 'id, name' );
	 $view->fields( [ 'id', 'name' ] );
	 $view->fields( qw[ id name ] );

	 my @fields = $view->fields;

   tables
       Gets and set the tables the SELECT mentions.  Accepts a string, list or arrayref; returns an array or array reference.  Will unique the
       table names and keep them in order by the first occurrence of a field name.

	 $view->tables('foo');
	 $view->tables('foo', 'bar');
	 $view->tables( 'foo, bar' );
	 $view->tables( [ 'foo', 'bar' ] );
	 $view->tables( qw[ foo bar ] );

	 my @tables = $view->tables;

   options
       Gets and sets a list of options on the view.

	 $view->options('ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED');

	 my @options = $view->options;

   is_valid
       Determine whether the view is valid or not.

	 my $ok = $view->is_valid;

   name
       Get or set the view's name.

	 my $name = $view->name('foo');

   order
       Get or set the view's order.

	 my $order = $view->order(3);

   sql
       Get or set the view's SQL.

	 my $sql = $view->sql('select * from foo');

   schema
       Get or set the view's schema object.

	 $view->schema( $schema );
	 my $schema = $view->schema;

   equals
       Determines if this view is the same as another

	 my $isIdentical = $view1->equals( $view2 );

AUTHOR

       Ken Youens-Clark <kclark@cpan.org>.

perl v5.14.2							    2012-05-01					SQL::Translator::Schema::View(3pm)