NAME
Check::ISA - DWIM, correct checking of an object's class.
VERSION
Version 0.06
SYNOPSIS
use Check::ISA;
if (obj($foo, "SomeClass")) {
$foo->some_method;
}
# instead of one of these methods:
UNIVERSAL::isa($foo, "SomeClass") # WRONG
ref $obj eq "SomeClass"; # VERY WRONG
$foo->isa("SomeClass") # May die
local $@; eval { $foo->isa("SomeClass") } # too long
DESCRIPTION
This module provides several functions to assist in testing whether a value is an object, and if so asking about its class.
FUNCTIONS
- obj $thing, [ $class ]
-
This function tests if
$thing
is an object.If
$class
is provided, it also tests tests whether$thing->isa($class)
.$thing
is considered an object if it's blessed or aGLOB
with a validIO
slot (theIO
slot contains a FileHandle object which is the actual invocant). This corresponds directly togv_fetchmethod
. - obj_does $thing, [ $class_or_role ]
-
Just like
obj
but uses "DOES" in UNIVERSAL instead of "isa" in UNIVERSAL."DOES" in UNIVERSAL is just like
isa
except it's use is encouraged to query about an interface, as opposed to the object structure. IfDOES
is not overridden by the ebject, calling it is semantically identical to callingisa
.This is probably reccomended over
obj
for interoperability but can be slower on Perls before 5.10.Note that "DOES" in UNIVERSAL
- inv $thing, [ $class_or_role ]
-
Just like
obj_does
, but also returns true for classes.Note that this method is slower, but is supposed to return true for any value you can call methods on (class, object, filehandle, etc).
Look into autobox if you would like to be able to call methods on all values.
- obj_can $thing, $method
- inv_can $thing, $method
-
Checks if
$thing
is an object or class, and callscan
on$thing
if appropriate.
SEE ALSO
UNIVERSAL, Params::Util, autobox, Moose, asa
REPOSITORY
https://github.com/manwar/Check-ISA
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-check-isa at rt.cpan.org
, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Check-ISA. I will be notified and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
SUPPORT
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc Check::ISA
You can also look for information at:
RT: CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)
AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation
CPAN Ratings
Search CPAN
AUTHOR
Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>
Currently maintained by Mohammad S Anwar (MANWAR), <mohammad.anwar at yahoo.com>
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2008 Yuval Kogman.
Copyright (c) 2016 Mohammad S Anwar.
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