NAME

       Type::Tiny::Union - union type constraints

SYNOPSIS

       Using via the "|" operator overload:

         package Local::Stash {
           use Moo;
           use Types::Common qw( ArrayRef HashRef );

           has data => (
             is   => 'ro',
             isa  => HashRef | ArrayRef,
           );
         }

         my $x = Local::Stash->new( data => {} );  # ok
         my $y = Local::Stash->new( data => [] );  # ok

       Using Type::Tiny::Union's object-oriented interface:

         package Local::Stash {
           use Moo;
           use Types::Common qw( ArrayRef HashRef );
           use Type::Tiny::Union;

           my $AnyData = Type::Tiny::Union->new(
             name             => 'AnyData',
             type_constraints => [ HashRef, ArrayRef ],
           );

           has data => (
             is   => 'ro',
             isa  => $AnyData,
           );
         }

       Using Type::Utils's functional interface:

         package Local::Stash {
           use Moo;
           use Types::Common qw( ArrayRef HashRef );
           use Type::Utils;

           my $AnyData = union AnyData => [ HashRef, ArrayRef ];

           has data => (
             is   => 'ro',
             isa  => $AnyData,
           );
         }

STATUS

       This module is covered by the Type-Tiny stability policy.

DESCRIPTION

       Union type constraints.

       This package inherits from Type::Tiny; see that for most documentation.  Major differences
       are listed below:

   Constructor
       The "new" constructor from Type::Tiny still works, of course. But there is also:

       "new_by_overload(%attributes)"
           Like the "new" constructor, but will sometimes return another type constraint which is
           not strictly an instance of Type::Tiny::Union, but still encapsulates the same
           meaning. This constructor is used by Type::Tiny's overloading of the "|" operator.

   Attributes
       "type_constraints"
           Arrayref of type constraints.

           When passed to the constructor, if any of the type constraints in the union is itself
           a union type constraint, this is "exploded" into the new union.

       "constraint"
           Unlike Type::Tiny, you cannot pass a constraint coderef to the constructor.  Instead
           rely on the default.

       "inlined"
           Unlike Type::Tiny, you cannot pass an inlining coderef to the constructor.  Instead
           rely on the default.

       "parent"
           Unlike Type::Tiny, you cannot pass an inlining coderef to the constructor.  A parent
           will instead be automatically calculated.

       "coercion"
           You probably do not pass this to the constructor. (It's not currently disallowed, as
           there may be a use for it that I haven't thought of.)

           The auto-generated default will be a Type::Coercion::Union object.

   Methods
       "find_type_for($value)"
           Returns the first individual type constraint in the union which $value passes.

       "stringifies_to($constraint)"
           See Type::Tiny::ConstrainedObject.

       "numifies_to($constraint)"
           See Type::Tiny::ConstrainedObject.

       "with_attribute_values($attr1 => $constraint1, ...)"
           See Type::Tiny::ConstrainedObject.

   Overloading
       •   Arrayrefification calls "type_constraints".

BUGS

       Please report any bugs to <https://github.com/tobyink/p5-type-tiny/issues>.

SEE ALSO

       Type::Tiny::Manual.

       Type::Tiny.

AUTHOR

       Toby Inkster <tobyink@cpan.org>.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

       This software is copyright (c) 2013-2014, 2017-2023 by Toby Inkster.

       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as
       the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

       THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
       WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.