NAME

       SQL::Translator::Schema::View - SQL::Translator view object

SYNOPSIS

         use SQL::Translator::Schema::View;
         my $view   = SQL::Translator::Schema::View->new(
             name   => 'foo',                      # name, required
             sql    => 'select id, name from foo', # SQL for view
             fields => 'id, name',                 # field names in view
         );

DESCRIPTION

       "SQL::Translator::Schema::View" is the view object.

METHODS

   new
       Object constructor.

         my $view = SQL::Translator::Schema::View->new;

   fields
       Gets and set the fields the constraint is on.  Accepts a string, list or arrayref; returns
       an array or array reference.  Will unique the field names and keep them in order by the
       first occurrence of a field name.

         $view->fields('id');
         $view->fields('id', 'name');
         $view->fields( 'id, name' );
         $view->fields( [ 'id', 'name' ] );
         $view->fields( qw[ id name ] );

         my @fields = $view->fields;

   tables
       Gets and set the tables the SELECT mentions.  Accepts a string, list or arrayref; returns
       an array or array reference.  Will unique the table names and keep them in order by the
       first occurrence of a field name.

         $view->tables('foo');
         $view->tables('foo', 'bar');
         $view->tables( 'foo, bar' );
         $view->tables( [ 'foo', 'bar' ] );
         $view->tables( qw[ foo bar ] );

         my @tables = $view->tables;

   options
       Gets or appends a list of options on the view.

         $view->options('ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED');

         my @options = $view->options;

   is_valid
       Determine whether the view is valid or not.

         my $ok = $view->is_valid;

   name
       Get or set the view's name.

         my $name = $view->name('foo');

   order
       Get or set the view's order.

         my $order = $view->order(3);

   sql
       Get or set the view's SQL.

         my $sql = $view->sql('select * from foo');

   schema
       Get or set the view's schema object.

         $view->schema( $schema );
         my $schema = $view->schema;

   equals
       Determines if this view is the same as another

         my $isIdentical = $view1->equals( $view2 );

AUTHOR

       Ken Youens-Clark <kclark@cpan.org>.