NAME

       "Tangence::Meta::Class" - structure representing one "Tangence" class

DESCRIPTION

       This data structure object stores information about one Tangence class.  Once constructed
       and defined, such objects are immutable.

CONSTRUCTOR

   new
          $class = Tangence::Meta::Class->new( name => $name )

       Returns a new instance representing the given name.

   define
          $class->define( %args )

       Provides a definition for the class.

       methods => HASH
       events => HASH
       properties => HASH
               Optional HASH references containing metadata about methods, events and properties,
               as instances of Tangence::Meta::Method, Tangence::Meta::Event or
               Tangence::Meta::Property.

       superclasses => ARRAY
               Optional ARRAY reference containing superclasses as "Tangence::Meta::Class"
               references.

ACCESSORS

   defined
          $defined = $class->defined

       Returns true if a definintion for the class has been provided using "define".

   name
          $name = $class->name

       Returns the name of the class

   perlname
          $perlname = $class->perlname

       Returns the perl name of the class. This will be the Tangence name, with dots replaced by
       double colons ("::").

   direct_superclasses
          @superclasses = $class->direct_superclasses

       Return the direct superclasses in a list of "Tangence::Meta::Class" references.

   direct_methods
          $methods = $class->direct_methods

       Return the methods that this class directly defines (rather than inheriting from
       superclasses) as a HASH reference mapping names to Tangence::Meta::Method instances.

   direct_events
          $events = $class->direct_events

       Return the events that this class directly defines (rather than inheriting from
       superclasses) as a HASH reference mapping names to Tangence::Meta::Event instances.

   direct_properties
          $properties = $class->direct_properties

       Return the properties that this class directly defines (rather than inheriting from
       superclasses) as a HASH reference mapping names to Tangence::Meta::Property instances.

AGGREGATE ACCESSORS

       The following accessors inspect the full inheritance tree of this class and all its
       superclasses

   superclasses
          @superclasses = $class->superclasses

       Return all the superclasses in a list of unique "Tangence::Meta::Class" references.

   methods
          $methods = $class->methods

       Return all the methods available to this class as a HASH reference mapping names to
       Tangence::Meta::Method instances.

   method
          $method = $class->method( $name )

       Return the named method as a Tangence::Meta::Method instance, or "undef" if no such method
       exists.

   events
          $events = $class->events

       Return all the events available to this class as a HASH reference mapping names to
       Tangence::Meta::Event instances.

   event
          $event = $class->event( $name )

       Return the named event as a Tangence::Meta::Event instance, or "undef" if no such event
       exists.

   properties
          $properties = $class->properties

       Return all the properties available to this class as a HASH reference mapping names to
       Tangence::Meta::Property instances.

   property
          $property = $class->property( $name )

       Return the named property as a Tangence::Meta::Property instance, or "undef" if no such
       property exists.

AUTHOR

       Paul Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>