Mouse::Meta::Class(3pm)

Mouse::Meta::Class3pm

The mouse class metaclass

Version

This document describes Mouse version v2.6.2

Overview

This class is a meta object protocol for Mouse classes, which is a subset of Moose::Meta:::Class.

Methods

"initialize(ClassName) -> Mouse::Meta::Class"

Finds or creates a "Mouse::Meta::Class" instance for the given ClassName. Only one instance should exist for a given class.

"name -> ClassName"

Returns the name of the owner class.

"superclasses -> ClassNames" superclass(ClassNames)

Gets (or sets) the list of superclasses of the owner class.

"add_method(name => CodeRef)"

Adds a method to the owner class.

"has_method(name) -> Bool"

Returns whether we have a method with the given name.

"get_method(name) -> Mouse::Meta::Method | undef"

Returns a Mouse::Meta::Method with the given name.

Note that you can also use "$metaclass->name->can($name)" for a method body.

"get_method_list -> Names"

Returns a list of method names which are defined in the local class. If you want a list of all applicable methods for a class, use the "get_all_methods" method.

"get_all_methods -> (Mouse::Meta::Method)"

Return the list of all Mouse::Meta::Method instances associated with the class and its superclasses.

"add_attribute(name => spec | Mouse::Meta::Attribute)"

Begins keeping track of the existing Mouse::Meta::Attribute for the owner class.

"has_attribute(Name) -> Bool"

Returns whether we have a Mouse::Meta::Attribute with the given name.

"get_attribute Name -> Mouse::Meta::Attribute | undef"

Returns the Mouse::Meta::Attribute with the given name.

"get_attribute_list -> Names"

Returns a list of attribute names which are defined in the local class. If you want a list of all applicable attributes for a class, use the "get_all_attributes" method.

"get_all_attributes -> (Mouse::Meta::Attribute)"

Returns the list of all Mouse::Meta::Attribute instances associated with this class and its superclasses.

"linearized_isa -> [ClassNames]"

Returns the list of classes in method dispatch order, with duplicates removed.

"new_object(Parameters) -> Instance"

Creates a new instance.

"clone_object(Instance, Parameters) -> Instance"

Clones the given instance which must be an instance governed by this metaclass.

"throw_error(Message, Parameters)"

Throws an error with the given message.

Releases

9 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 8 times.

  1. 6.0
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 9
  5. 10
  6. 11
  7. 12
  8. 13
  9. Arch

From perl-mouse 2.6.2-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.