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MakeMethods::Utility::Ref(3pm)				User Contributed Perl Documentation			    MakeMethods::Utility::Ref(3pm)

NAME

       Class::MakeMethods::Utility::Ref - Deep copying and comparison

SYNOPSIS

	 use Class::MakeMethods::Utility::Ref qw( ref_clone ref_compare );

	 $deep_copy = ref_clone( $original );
	 $positive_zero_or_negative = ref_compare( $item_a, $item_b );

DESCRIPTION

       This module provides utility functions to copy and compare arbitrary references, including full traversal of nested data structures.

   REFERENCE
       The following functions are provided:

   ref_clone()
       Make a recursive copy of a reference.

   ref_compare()
       Attempt to recursively compare two references.

       If they are not the same, try to be consistent about returning a positive or negative number so that it can be used for sorting.  The sort
       order is kinda arbitrary.

SEE ALSO

       See Class::MakeMethods for general information about this distribution.

       See Ref for the original version of the clone and compare functions used above.

       See Clone (v0.09 on CPAN as of 2000-09-21) for a clone method with an XS implementation.

       The Perl6 RFP #67 proposes including clone functionality in the core.

       See Data::Compare (v0.01 on CPAN as of 1999-04-24) for a Compare method which checks two references for similarity, but it does not provide
       positive/negative values for ordering purposes.

perl v5.10.1							    2004-09-06					    MakeMethods::Utility::Ref(3pm)

MakeMethods::Emulator(3pm)				User Contributed Perl Documentation				MakeMethods::Emulator(3pm)

NAME

       Class::MakeMethods::Emulator - Demonstrate class-generator equivalency

SYNOPSIS

	 # Equivalent to use Class::Singleton;
	 use Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::Singleton;

	 # Equivalent to use Class::Struct;
	 use Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::Struct;
	 struct ( ... );

	 # Equivalent to use Class::MethodMaker( ... );
	 use Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::MethodMaker( ... );

	 # Equivalent to use base 'Class::Inheritable';
	 use base 'Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::Inheritable';
	 MyClass->mk_classdata( ... );

	 # Equivalent to use base 'Class::AccessorFast';
	 use base 'Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::AccessorFast';
	 MyClass->mk_accessors(qw(this that whatever));

	 # Equivalent to use accessors( ... );
	 use Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::accessors( ... );

	 # Equivalent to use mcoder( ... );
	 use Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::mcoder( ... );

DESCRIPTION

       In several cases, Class::MakeMethods provides functionality closely equivalent to that of an existing module, and it is simple to map the
       existing module's interface to that of Class::MakeMethods.

       Class::MakeMethods::Emulator provides emulators for Class::MethodMaker, Class::Accessor::Fast, Class::Data::Inheritable, Class::Singleton,
       Class::Struct, accessors, and mcoder, each of which passes the original module's test suite, usually requiring only the addition of a a
       single line to each test, activating the emulation module.

       Beyond demonstrating compatibility, these emulators also generally indicate the changes needed to switch to direct use of
       Class::MakeMethods functionality, illustrate commonalities between the various modules, and serve as a source for new ideas that can be
       integrated into Class::MakeMethods.

SEE ALSO

       See Class::MakeMethods for general information about this distribution.

       See Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::accessors, and accessors from CPAN.

       See Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::Struct, and Class::Struct from CPAN.

       See Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::AccessorFast, and Class::Accessor::Fast from CPAN.

       See Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::Inheritable, and Class::Data::Inheritable from CPAN.

       See Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::MethodMaker, and Class::MethodMaker from CPAN.

       See Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::Singleton, and Class::Singleton from CPAN.

       See Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::mcoder, and mcoder from CPAN.

perl v5.10.1							    2004-09-06						MakeMethods::Emulator(3pm)