XTM::association3pm

XTM::association - trivial class definition

  # see XTM::generic

Generic container for accessor functions.
Methods Following accessor methods are available via XTM::generic (see that package how to set/add values): @{ $a->members}

returns list reference of XTM::member nodes. $a->instanceOf

returns an XTM::instanceOf node. $a->scope

returns a XTM::scope node Other methods: $association->xml ($xmlwriter)

returns an XML representation of the association.

Example:

   $a->xml($xmlwriter)

$association->add_defaults

This methods add default values according to the XTM standard. Specifically, it assures that returns a list reference of all topic references mentioned in this association.
These references might be 'internal' or 'external' ones.

Example:

   foreach (@{$t->connected}) {
     print "$t->id mentions $_\n";
   }

XTM Copyright 2001, 2002, Robert Barta <[email protected]>, All rights reserved. This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html