NAME

       Sort::Key::Types - handle Sort::Key data types

SYNOPSIS

         use Sort::Key::Types qw(register_type);
         register_type(Color => sub { $_->R, $_->G, $_->B }, qw(int, int, int));

         # you better
         # use Sort::Key::Register ...

DESCRIPTION

       The Sort::Key family of modules can be extended to support new key types using this module (or the more
       friendly Sort::Key::Register).

   FUNCTIONS
       The following functions are provided:

       Sort::Key::register_type($name, \&gensubkeys, @subkeystypes)
           registers a new datatype named $name defining how to convert it to a multikey.

           &gensubkeys  should  convert  the object of type $name passed on $_ to a list of values composing the
           multikey.

           @subkeystypes is the list of types for the generated multikeys.

           For instance:

             Sort::Key::Types::register_type
                            'Person',
                            sub { $_->surname,
                                  $_->name,
                                  $_->middlename },
                            qw(str str str);

             Sort::Key::Types::register_type
                            'Color',
                            sub { $_->R, $_->G, $_->B },
                            qw(int int int);

           Once a datatype has been registered it can be used in the same way as types supported natively,  even
           for defining new types, i.e.:

             Sort::Key::Types::register_type
                            'Family',
                            sub { $_->father, $_->mother },
                            qw(Person Person);

SEE ALSO

       Sort::Key, Sort::Key::Merger, Sort::Key::Register.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright (C) 2005-2007 by Salvador Fandin~o, <sfandino@yahoo.com>.

       This  library  is  free  software;  you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
       itself, either Perl version 5.8.4 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.

perl v5.18.1                                       2013-10-21                              Sort::Key::Types(3pm)