Exacct::Object::Item(3PERL)				      Perl Library Functions				       Exacct::Object::Item(3PERL)

NAME

       Exacct::Object::Item - exacct item manipulation

SYNOPSIS

       use Sun::Solaris::Exacct::Object;
       my $ea_item = Sun::Solaris::Exacct::Object::Item->new(
	   &EXT_UINT64 | &EXC_DEFAULT | &EXD_PROC_PID, $$);

DESCRIPTION

       This  module  is  used for manipulating libexacct(3LIB) data Items. A libexacct Item is represented as an opaque reference blessed into the
       Sun::Solaris::Exacct::Object::Item class, which is a subclass of the Sun::Solaris::Exacct::Object  class.  The  underlying  libexacct  data
       types are mapped onto Perl types as follows:

	     libexacct type		      Perl internal type
       EXT_UINT8		     IV (integer)
       EXT_UINT16		     IV (integer)
       EXT_UINT32		     IV (integer)
       EXT_UINT64		     IV (integer)
       EXT_DOUBLE		     NV (double)
       EXT_STRING		     PV (string)
       EXT_RAW			     PV (string)
       EXT_EXACCT_OBJECT	     Sun::Solaris::Exacct::Object subclass

   Constants
       None.

   Functions
       None.

   Class methods
       Class methods include those inherited from the Sun::Solaris::Exacct::Object base class, plus the following:

       new($catalog, $value)	This method creates and returns a new Sun::Solaris::Exacct::Object::Item. The catalog tag can be either an integer
				or a Sun::Solaris::Exacct::Catalog. This catalog tag controls the conversion of the Perl value to the  correspond-
				ing  Perl  exacct  data  type  as  described  in  the  table  above.  If  the  catalog	tag  has  a  type field of
				EXT_EXACCT_OBJECT, the value must be a reference to either an Item or a Group object  and  the	passed	object	is
				recursively  copied  and  stored inside the new Item. Because the returned Item is constant, it is impossible, for
				example, to create an Item representing CPU seconds and subsequently modify its value or change its catalog value.
				This behavior is intended to prevent mismatches between the catalog tag and the data value.

   Object methods
       Object methods are those inherited from the Sun::Solaris::Exacct::Object.

   Exports
       None.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWpl5u			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       Exacct(3PERL),	Exacct::Catalog(3PERL),   Exacct::File(3PERL),	 Exacct::Object(3PERL),   Exacct::Object::Group(3PERL),   libexacct(3LIB),
       attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    1 Dec 2002					       Exacct::Object::Item(3PERL)