Net::IPTrie::Node(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				    Net::IPTrie::Node(3pm)

NAME

       Net::IPTrie::Node - Implements attributes and behavior for nodes inside the trie

SYNOPSIS

	See Net::IPTrie

DESCRIPTION

	See Net::IPTrie

CLASS METHODS

   new - Constructor
	 Arguments:
	   up	    - Parent node
	   left     - Left child node
	   right    - Right child node
	   address  - Address string
	   prefix   - IP prefix (defaults to host mask)
	   iaddress - Integer address
	   data     - Scalar (could be a reference to any data structure)
	 Returns:
	   New Net::IPTrie::Node object
	 Examples:
	   my $n = Net::IPTrie::Node->new(up=>$up, address=>"10.0.0.1")

INSTANCE METHODS

   parent - Find closest parent node with IP information
	 Arguments:
	   None
	 Returns:
	   Node object with address, or undef
	 Examples:
	   my $parent = $node->parent;

   delete - Delete an IP node from the tree
	 Note: The node is actually emptied, not deleted

	 Arguments:
	   None
	 Returns:
	   Deleted (empty) Node object
	 Examples:
	  my $n = $tr->find("10.0.0.1");
	  $n->delete();

AUTHOR

       Carlos Vicente  <cvicente@cpan.org>

SEE ALSO

	Net::IPTrie

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2007-2010, Carlos Vicente <cvicente@cpan.org>. All rights reserved.

       This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

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perl v5.14.2							    2012-02-13						    Net::IPTrie::Node(3pm)