• NAME
• VERSION
• SYNOPSIS
• DESCRIPTION
• METHODS
  • Class Methods
    • new
  • Instance Methods
    • _initialize
    • _croak
    • _confess
    • _construct
    • mk_methods

NAME

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

VERSION

Version 3.42_01

SYNOPSIS

    package TAP::Whatever;

    use strict;

    use base '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.

mk_methods

Create simple getter/setters.

 __PACKAGE__->mk_methods(@method_names);