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NAME

Simran::Base - This is the base class for all modules in the Simran:: area.

SYNOPSIS

use base qw(Simran::Base);

DESCRIPTION

This class should never be instantiated directly.

You should only be inheriting from it.

METHODS

new

Description
Provide a standard "new" method for all classes that inherit from this class.
Input
* A HASH of name/value pairs you want to set as properties
  A property can be referenced as such (after being set):
    $object->{property_name};
    (the properties are set via the _init method)

  Note: This new method calls $self->_init(@_) and expects '1' or 'undef' depending on if the _init was successful
Return
* An Object - if all was well
  undef     - otherwise
Method Type
* This method should be used as a class method only

setError

Description

This method sets the error to the message that you provide for the calling module.

Input
* @errors   - Error Messages
Return
* undef - This function returns undef so you can do things like:

          return $self->setError("No User Specified");

          in your code.
Note
* Sets the variable Your::Class::Name::_ErrorMessages although this variable
  should never be used directly.
Method Type
* This method can be used as a class or object method

getError

Description

This method returns the last error message for the calling module...

Input
* None
Return
* @errors   - Errors as set by setError
Method Type
* This method can be used as a class or object method

strip

Description

Strips out leading and training whitespaces from references...

Input
* Reference to an array, hash or string
  or
  A string
Return
* If input was a reference then, None - The reference passed as input is modified... 
  Else, the stripped string
Method Type
* This method can be used as a class or object method

AUTHOR

Simran, <simran@cse.unsw.edu.au>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2002 by simran

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