NAME

       Log::Message::Item  - Message objects for Log::Message

SYNOPSIS

           # Implicitly used by Log::Message to create Log::Message::Item objects

           print "this is the message's id: ",     $item->id;

           print "this is the message stored: ",   $item->message;

           print "this is when it happened: ",     $item->when;

           print "the message was tagged: ",       $item->tag;

           print "this was the severity level: ",  $item->level;

           $item->remove;  # delete the item from the stack it was on

           # Besides these methods, you can also call the handlers on
           # the object specifically.
           # See the Log::Message::Handlers manpage for documentation on what
           # handlers are available by default and how to add your own

DESCRIPTION

       Log::Message::Item is a class that generates generic Log items.  These items are stored on
       a Log::Message stack, so see the Log::Message manpage about details how to retrieve them.

       You should probably not create new items by yourself, but use the storing mechanism
       provided by Log::Message.

       However, the accessors and handlers are of interest if you want to do fine tuning of how
       your messages are handled.

       The accessors and methods are described below, the handlers are documented in the
       Log::Message::Handlers manpage.

Methods and Accessors

   remove
       Calling remove will remove the object from the stack it was on, so it will not show up any
       more in subsequent fetches of messages.

       You can still call accessors and handlers on it however, to handle it as you will.

   id
       Returns the internal ID of the item. This may be useful for comparing since the ID is
       incremented each time a new item is created.  Therefore, an item with ID 4 must have been
       logged before an item with ID 9.

   when
       Returns the timestamp of when the message was logged

   message
       The actual message that was stored

   level
       The severity type of this message, as well as the name of the handler that was called upon
       storing it.

   tag
       Returns the identification tag that was put on the message.

   shortmess
       Returns the equivalent of a "Carp::shortmess" for this item.  See the "Carp" manpage for
       details.

   longmess
       Returns the equivalent of a "Carp::longmess" for this item, which is essentially a stack
       trace.  See the "Carp" manpage for details.

   parent
       Returns a reference to the Log::Message object that stored this item.  This is useful if
       you want to have access to the full stack in a handler.

SEE ALSO

       Log::Message, Log::Message::Handlers, Log::Message::Config

AUTHOR

       This module by Jos Boumans <kane@cpan.org>.

Acknowledgements

       Thanks to Ann Barcomb for her suggestions.

COPYRIGHT

       This module is copyright (c) 2002 Jos Boumans <kane@cpan.org>.  All rights reserved.

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