NAME

NetApp::Filer::Version -- OO Class for representing NetApp Filer versions

SYNOPSIS

            

              
              
use NetApp::Filer;
my $filer = NetApp::Filer->new({ ... });
# The "version" is: NetApp Release 7.2.2: Sat Mar 24 20:38:59 PDT 2007
my $version = $filer->get_version;
# $version->isa("NetApp::Filer::Version")
print $version->get_release, "\n";
# prints "7.2.2"
print $version->get_date, "\n";
# prints "Sat Mar 24 20:38:59 PDT 2007"
print $version->get_string, "\n";
print "$version\n";
# Both print the same thing, the second one through operator overloading,
# namely the original, unparsed version string
print $version->get_version, "\n";
# prints "v7.2.2"
            
          

DESCRIPTION

This class is used to encapsulate the NetApp Filer version string, and provide access to the components of the string as a numeric release, a perl version, and a date string.

METHODS

get_release

Returns the NetApp numerical release as a string, for example:

            

              
              
7.2.2
            
          

get_date

Returns the NetApp release date as a string, for example:

            

              
              
Sat Mar 24 20:38:59 PDT 2007
            
          

get_string

Returns the unparsed version string in it's entirety:

            

              
              
NetApp Release 7.2.2: Sat Mar 24 20:38:59 PDT 2007
            
          

get_version

Returns the NetApp release as a perl version object.