TAP::Object(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation TAP::Object(3)

NAME
       TAP::Object - Base class that provides common functionality to all
       "TAP::*" modules

VERSION
       Version 3.28

SYNOPSIS
           package TAP::Whatever;

           use strict;
           use vars qw(@ISA);

           use TAP::Object;

           @ISA = qw(TAP::Object);

           # new() implementation by TAP::Object
           sub initialize {
               my ( $self, @args) = @;
               # initialize your object
               return $self;
           }

           # ... later ...
           my $obj = TAP::Whatever->new(@args);

DESCRIPTION
       "TAP::Object" provides a default constructor and exception model for
       all "TAP::*" classes.  Exceptions are raised using Carp.

METHODS
   Class Methods
       "new"

       Create a new object.  Any arguments passed to "new" will be passed on
       to the "initialize" method.  Returns a new object.

   Instance Methods
       "initialize"

       Initializes a new object.  This method is a stub by default, you should
       override it as appropriate.

       Note: "new" expects you to return $self or raise an exception.  See
       "croak", and Carp.

       "croak"

       Raise an exception using "croak" from Carp, eg:

           $self->croak( 'why me?', 'aaarrgh!' );

       May also be called as a class method.

           $class->croak( 'this works too' );

       "confess"

       Raise an exception using "confess" from Carp, eg:

           $self->confess( 'why me?', 'aaarrgh!' );

       May also be called as a class method.

           $class->confess( 'this works too' );

       "construct"

       Create a new instance of the specified class.

       "mkmethods"

       Create simple getter/setters.

        PACKAGE->mkmethods(@methodnames);



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