MakeMethods::Template::Ref(3pm) 			User Contributed Perl Documentation			   MakeMethods::Template::Ref(3pm)

NAME

       Class::MakeMethods::Template::Ref - 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

       o   default

	   Three-way (sorting-style) comparison.

       o   equals

	   Are these two objects equivalent?

       o   identity

	   Are these two references to the exact same object?

SEE ALSO

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

       See Class::MakeMethods::Template for more about this family of subclasses.

       See Class::MakeMethods::Utility::Ref for the clone and compare functions used above.

perl v5.10.1							    2004-09-06					   MakeMethods::Template::Ref(3pm)