NAME

       Glib::Flags -  Overloaded operators representing GLib flags

HIERARCHY

         Glib::Flags

DESCRIPTION

       Glib maps flag and enum values to the nicknames strings provided by the underlying C
       libraries.  Representing flags this way in Perl is an interesting problem, which Glib
       solves by using some cool overloaded operators.

       The functions described here actually do the work of those overloaded operators.  See the
       description of the flags operators in the "This Is Now That" section of Glib for more
       info.

METHODS

   scalar = $class->new ($a)
       •   $a (scalar)

       Create a new flags object with given bits.  This is for use from a subclass, it's not
       possible to create a "Glib::Flags" object as such.  For example,

           my $f1 = Glib::ParamFlags->new ('readable');
           my $f2 = Glib::ParamFlags->new (['readable','writable']);

       An object like this can then be used with the overloaded operators.

   scalar = $a->all ($b, $swap)
       •   $b (scalar)

       •   $swap (scalar)

   aref = $f->as_arrayref
       Return the bits of $f as a reference to an array of strings, like ['flagbit1','flagbit2'].
       This is the overload function for "@{}", ie. arrayizing $f.  You can call it directly as a
       method too.

       Note that @$f gives the bits as a list, but as_arrayref gives an arrayref.  If an arrayref
       is what you want then the method style somefunc()->as_arrayref can be more readable than
       [@{somefunc()}].

   bool = $f->bool
       Return 1 if any bits are set in $f, or 0 if none are set.  This is the overload for $f in
       boolean context (like "if", etc).  You can call it as a method to get a true/false
       directly too.

   integer = $a->eq ($b, $swap)
       •   $b (scalar)

       •   $swap (integer)

   integer = $a->ge ($b, $swap)
       •   $b (scalar)

       •   $swap (integer)

   scalar = $a->intersect ($b, $swap)
       •   $b (scalar)

       •   $swap (scalar)

   integer = $a->ne ($b, $swap)
       •   $b (scalar)

       •   $swap (integer)

   scalar = $a->sub ($b, $swap)
       •   $b (scalar)

       •   $swap (scalar)

   scalar = $a->union ($b, $swap)
       •   $b (scalar)

       •   $swap (scalar)

   scalar = $a->xor ($b, $swap)
       •   $b (scalar)

       •   $swap (scalar)

SEE ALSO

       Glib

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2003-2011 by the gtk2-perl team.

       This software is licensed under the LGPL.  See Glib for a full notice.