HTTP::OAI::Record(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				    HTTP::OAI::Record(3pm)

NAME

       HTTP::OAI::Record - Encapsulates an OAI record

SYNOPSIS

	       use HTTP::OAI::Record;

	       # Create a new HTTP::OAI Record
	       my $r = new HTTP::OAI::Record();

	       $r->header->identifier('oai:myarchive.org:oid-233');
	       $r->header->datestamp('2002-04-01');
	       $r->header->setSpec('all:novels');
	       $r->header->setSpec('all:books');

	       $r->metadata(new HTTP::OAI::Metadata(dom=>$md));
	       $r->about(new HTTP::OAI::Metadata(dom=>$ab));

METHODS

       $r = new HTTP::OAI::Record( %opts )
	   This constructor method returns a new HTTP::OAI::Record object.

	   Options (see methods below):

		   header => $header
		   metadata => $metadata
		   about => [$about]

       $r->header([HTTP::OAI::Header])
	   Returns and optionally sets the record header (an HTTP::OAI::Header object).

       $r->metadata([HTTP::OAI::Metadata])
	   Returns and optionally sets the record metadata (an HTTP::OAI::Metadata object).

       $r->about([HTTP::OAI::Metadata])
	   Optionally adds a new About record (an HTTP::OAI::Metadata object) and returns an array of objects (may be empty).

   Header Accessor Methods
       These methods are equivalent to "$rec->header->$method([$value])".

       $r->identifier([$identifier])
	   Get and optionally set the record OAI identifier.

       $r->datestamp([$datestamp])
	   Get and optionally set the record datestamp.

       $r->status([$status])
	   Get and optionally set the record status (valid values are 'deleted' or undef).

       $r->is_deleted()
	   Returns whether this record's status is deleted.

perl v5.12.4							    2011-06-23						    HTTP::OAI::Record(3pm)