NAME

       Net::IPTrie::Node - Implements attributes and behavior for nodes inside the trie

SYNOPSIS

        See Net::IPTrie

DESCRIPTION

        See Net::IPTrie

CLASS METHODS

   new - Constructor
         Arguments:
           up       - Parent node
           left     - Left child node
           right    - Right child node
           address  - Address string
           prefix   - IP prefix (defaults to host mask)
           iaddress - Integer address
           data     - Scalar (could be a reference to any data structure)
         Returns:
           New Net::IPTrie::Node object
         Examples:
           my $n = Net::IPTrie::Node->new(up=>$up, address=>"10.0.0.1")

INSTANCE METHODS

   parent - Find closest parent node with IP information
         Arguments:
           None
         Returns:
           Node object with address, or undef
         Examples:
           my $parent = $node->parent;

   delete - Delete an IP node from the tree
         Note: The node is actually emptied, not deleted

         Arguments:
           None
         Returns:
           Deleted (empty) Node object
         Examples:
          my $n = $tr->find("10.0.0.1");
          $n->delete();

AUTHOR

       Carlos Vicente  <cvicente@cpan.org>

SEE ALSO

        Net::IPTrie

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2007-2010, Carlos Vicente <cvicente@cpan.org>. All rights reserved.

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

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