Class::Accessor::Fast - Faster, but less expandable, accessors
package Foo; use base qw(Class::Accessor::Fast); # The rest as Class::Accessor except no set() or get().
This is a somewhat faster, but less expandable, version of Class::Accessor. Class::Accessor's generated accessors require two method calls to accompish their task (one for the accessor, another for get() or set()). Class::Accessor::Fast eliminates calling set()/get() and does the access itself, resulting in a somewhat faster accessor.
The downside is that you can't easily alter the behavior of your accessors, nor can your subclasses. Of course, should you need this later, you can always swap out Class::Accessor::Fast for Class::Accessor.
"EFFICIENCY" in Class::Accessor for an efficiency comparison.
Marty Pauley <marty+perl@kasei.com>
Michael G Schwern <schwern@pobox.com>
Class::Accessor
To install Class::Accessor, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Class::Accessor
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Class::Accessor
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.