NAME

DBIx::DBO2::RecordSet - A sequential group of Record objects

SYNOPSIS

  $rs = DBIx::DBO2::RecordSet->new( @records );
  
  print "Found " . $rs->count() . " records";

  $rs->filter( { 'status' => 'New' } );
  $rs->sort( 'creation_date' );
  
  foreach ( 0 .. $rs->count() ) { 
    print $rs->record( $_ )->name();
  }
  
  foreach ( $rs->range_records( 11, 20 ) ) { 
    print $_->name();
  }

DESCRIPTION

The base implementation of RecordSet is an array of Record references.

Constructor:

new ( @records ) : $instance

Basics

• $rs = DBIx::DBO2::RecordSet->new( @records );

  Create a new RecordSet.

• $rs->init( @records );

• @records = $rs->records();

Class and IDs

• $rs = DBIx::DBO2::RecordSet->new_class_ids( $class, @ids );

• $rs->init_class_ids( $class, @ids );

• ( $class, @ids ) = $rs->class_ids();

Conversions

Each of the below returns a RecordSet blessed into a particular subclass. Returns the original object if it is already of that subclass, or returns a cloned and converted copy.

• @data = $rs->raw();

  Returns the contents of the RecordSet as stored internally within the object. Results are dependent on which subclass is in use.

• $rs = $rs->as_RecordArray;

  INCOMPLETE

• $clone = $rs->as_IDArray;

  INCOMPLETE

• $clone = $rs->as_IDString;

  INCOMPLETE

Positional Access

• $count = $rs->count();

• $record = $rs->record( $position );

  Return the record in the indicated position in the array.

• $record = $rs->last_record();

  Return the last record in the array.

• $clone = $rs->range_set( $start_pos, $stop_pos );

  Return a copy of the current set containing only those records at or between the start and stop positions.

• @records = $rs->range_records( $start_pos, $stop_pos );

  Return the records at or between the start and stop positions.

Sorting

• $rs->sort( @fieldnames );

  Sort the contents of the set.

• $clone = $rs->sorted_set( @fieldnames );

  Return a sorted copy of the current set.

• @records = $rs->sorted_records( @fieldnames );

  Return the records from the current set, in sorted order.

Criteria Matching

• $rs->filter( $criteria );

  Remove non-matching records from the set.

• $clone = $rs->filtered_set( $criteria );

  Return a set containing only the matching records from the current set.

• @records = $rs->filtered_records( $criteria );

  Return the matching records from the current set.

CHANGES

2001-06-29 Moved to DBIx::DBO2 namespace.

2001-04-10 Added last_record.

2000-12-13 Substantial revisions. Moved to EBiz::Database namespace.

2000-12-01 Ed: Created.