package PerlBean::Described;
use 5.005;
use strict;
use warnings;
use AutoLoader qw(AUTOLOAD);
use Error qw(:try);
# Package version
our ($VERSION) = '$Revision: 1.0 $' =~ /\$Revision:\s+([^\s]+)/;
1;
__END__
=head1 NAME
PerlBean::Described - Generic described
=head1 SYNOPSIS
None, this is an abstract class.
=head1 ABSTRACT
Generic described object
=head1 DESCRIPTION
C<PerlBean::Described> is a generic abstract class to be inherited by objects that need to be described.
=head1 CONSTRUCTOR
=over
=item new( [ OPT_HASH_REF ] )
Creates a new C<PerlBean::Described> object. C<OPT_HASH_REF> is a hash reference used to pass initialization options. On error an exception C<Error::Simple> is thrown.
Options for C<OPT_HASH_REF> may include:
=over
=item B<C<description>>
Passed to L<set_description()>.
=back
=back
=head1 METHODS
=over
=item get_description()
Returns the description.
=item set_description(VALUE)
Set the description. C<VALUE> is the value. On error an exception C<Error::Simple> is thrown.
=back
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<PerlBean>,
L<PerlBean::Attribute>,
L<PerlBean::Attribute::Boolean>,
L<PerlBean::Attribute::Factory>,
L<PerlBean::Attribute::Multi>,
L<PerlBean::Attribute::Multi::Ordered>,
L<PerlBean::Attribute::Multi::Unique>,
L<PerlBean::Attribute::Multi::Unique::Associative>,
L<PerlBean::Attribute::Multi::Unique::Associative::MethodKey>,
L<PerlBean::Attribute::Multi::Unique::Ordered>,
L<PerlBean::Attribute::Single>,
L<PerlBean::Collection>,
L<PerlBean::Dependency>,
L<PerlBean::Dependency::Import>,
L<PerlBean::Dependency::Require>,
L<PerlBean::Dependency::Use>,
L<PerlBean::Described::ExportTag>,
L<PerlBean::Method>,
L<PerlBean::Method::Constructor>,
L<PerlBean::Method::Factory>,
L<PerlBean::Style>,
L<PerlBean::Symbol>
=head1 BUGS
None known (yet.)
=head1 HISTORY
First development: March 2003
Last update: September 2003
=head1 AUTHOR
Vincenzo Zocca
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2003 by Vincenzo Zocca
=head1 LICENSE
This file is part of the C<PerlBean> module hierarchy for Perl by
Vincenzo Zocca.
The PerlBean module hierarchy is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
the License, or (at your option) any later version.
The PerlBean module hierarchy is distributed in the hope that it will
be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with the PerlBean module hierarchy; if not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
=cut
sub new {
my $class = shift;
my $self = {};
bless( $self, ( ref($class) || $class ) );
return( $self->_initialize(@_) );
}
sub _initialize {
my $self = shift;
my $opt = defined($_[0]) ? shift : {};
# Check $opt
ref($opt) eq 'HASH' || throw Error::Simple("ERROR: PerlBean::Described::_initialize, first argument must be 'HASH' reference.");
# description, SINGLE
exists( $opt->{description} ) && $self->set_description( $opt->{description} );
# Return $self
return($self);
}
sub _value_is_allowed {
return(1);
}
sub get_description {
my $self = shift;
return( $self->{PerlBean_Described}{description} );
}
sub set_description {
my $self = shift;
my $val = shift;
# Check if isa/ref/rx/value is allowed
&_value_is_allowed( 'description', $val ) || throw Error::Simple("ERROR: PerlBean::Described::set_description, the specified value '$val' is not allowed.");
# Assignment
$self->{PerlBean_Described}{description} = $val;
}