NAME

Class::MakeMethods::Template::ClassInherit - Overridable class data

SYNOPSIS

  package MyClass;

  use Class::MakeMethods( 'Template::ClassInherit:scalar' => 'foo' );
  # We now have an accessor method for an "inheritable" scalar value
  
  package main;
  
  MyClass->foo( 'Foozle' );   # Set a class-wide value
  print MyClass->foo();       # Retrieve class-wide value
  ...
  
  package MySubClass;
  @ISA = 'MyClass';
  
  print MySubClass->foo();    # Intially same as superclass,
  MySubClass->foo('Foobar');  # but overridable per subclass/

DESCRIPTION

The MakeMethods subclass provides accessor methods that search an inheritance tree to find a value. This allows you to set a shared or default value for a given class, and optionally override it in a subclass.

ClassInherit:scalar

Creates methods to handle a scalar variable in the declaring package.

See the documentation on Generic:scalar for interfaces and behaviors.

ClassInherit:array

Creates methods to handle a array variable in the declaring package.

See the documentation on Generic:array for interfaces and behaviors.

ClassInherit:hash

Creates methods to handle a hash variable in the declaring package.

See the documentation on Generic:hash for interfaces and behaviors.

SEE ALSO

If you just need scalar accessors, see Class::Data::Inheritable for a very elegant and efficient implementation.

See Class::MakeMethods::Template::Generic for information about the various accessor interfaces subclassed herein.

See Class::MakeMethods::ReadMe for distribution and support information.

LICENSE

This module is free software. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the same terms as Perl.

Copyright (c) 2001 Evolution Online Systems, Inc.

Developed by:

  M. Simon Cavalletto, Evolution Online Systems, simonm@evolution.com