NAME

       Class::Meta::Method - Class::Meta class method introspection

SYNOPSIS

         # Assuming MyApp::Thingy was generated by Class::Meta.
         my $class = MyApp::Thingy->my_class;
         my $thingy = MyApp::Thingy->new;

         print "\nMethods:\n";
         for my $meth ($class->methods) {
             print "  o ", $meth->name, $/;
             $meth->call($thingy);
         }

DESCRIPTION

       This class provides an interface to the "Class::Meta" objects that describe methods. It
       supports a simple description of the method, a label, and its visibility (private,
       protected, trusted, or public).

       Class::Meta::Method objects are created by Class::Meta; they are never instantiated
       directly in client code. To access the method objects for a Class::Meta-generated class,
       simply call its "my_class()" method to retrieve its Class::Meta::Class object, and then
       call the "methods()" method on the Class::Meta::Class object.

INTERFACE

   Constructors
       new

       A protected method for constructing a Class::Meta::Method object. Do not call this method
       directly; Call the "add_method()" method on a Class::Meta object, instead.

   Instance Methods
       name

         my $name = $meth->name;

       Returns the method name.

       package

         my $package = $meth->package;

       Returns the method package.

       desc

         my $desc = $meth->desc;

       Returns the description of the method.

       label

         my $desc = $meth->label;

       Returns label for the method.

       view

         my $view = $meth->view;

       Returns the view of the method, reflecting its visibility. The possible values are defined
       by the following constants:

       Class::Meta::PUBLIC
       Class::Meta::PRIVATE
       Class::Meta::TRUSTED
       Class::Meta::PROTECTED

       context

         my $context = $meth->context;

       Returns the context of the method, essentially whether it is a class or object method. The
       possible values are defined by the following constants:

       Class::Meta::CLASS
       Class::Meta::OBJECT

       args

       A description of the arguments to the method. This can be anything you like, but I
       recommend something like a string for a single argument, an array reference for a list of
       arguments, or a hash reference for parameter arguments.

       returns

       A description of the return value or values of the method.

       class

         my $class = $meth->class;

       Returns the Class::Meta::Class object that this method is associated with. Note that this
       object will always represent the class in which the method is defined, and not any of its
       subclasses.

       call

         my $ret = $meth->call($obj, @args);

       Calls the method on the $obj object, passing in any arguments. Note that it uses a "goto"
       to execute the method, so the call to "call()" itself will not appear in a call stack
       trace.

       build

         $meth->build($class);

       This is a protected method, designed to be called only by the Class::Meta class or a
       subclass of Class::Meta. It takes a single argument, the Class::Meta::Class object for the
       class in which the method was defined. Once it checks to make sure that it is only called
       by Class::Meta or a subclass of Class::Meta or of Class::Meta::Method, "build()" installs
       the method if it was specified via the "code" parameter to "new()".

       Although you should never call this method directly, subclasses of Class::Meta::Method may
       need to override it in order to add behavior.

SUPPORT

       This module is stored in an open GitHub repository <http://github.com/theory/class-meta/>.
       Feel free to fork and contribute!

       Please file bug reports via GitHub Issues <http://github.com/theory/class-meta/issues/> or
       by sending mail to bug-Class-Meta@rt.cpan.org <mailto:bug-Class-Meta@rt.cpan.org>.

AUTHOR

       David E. Wheeler <david@justatheory.com>

SEE ALSO

       Other classes of interest within the Class::Meta distribution include:

       Class::Meta
       Class::Meta::Class
       Class::Meta::Constructor
       Class::Meta::Attribute

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright (c) 2002-2011, David E. Wheeler. Some Rights Reserved.

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