DBIx::Simple::Comparison(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation DBIx::Simple::Comparison(3pm)
NAME
DBIx::Simple::Comparison - DBIx::Simple in DBI jargon
DESCRIPTION
This is just a simple and inaccurate overview of what DBI things the DBIx::Simple things represent, or the other way around.
This document can be useful to find the foo equivalent of bar.
"?" means that DBI doesn't have an equivalent or that I couldn't find one.
"=" means that DBIx::Simple provides a direct wrapper to the DBI function.
"~" means that DBIx::Simple's method does more or less the same, but usually in a more high level way: context sensitive, combining things,
automatically taking care of something.
Note that DBIx::Simple is a wrapper around DBI. It is not "better" than DBI. In fact, DBIx::Simple cannot work without DBI.
Using DBI directly is always faster than using DBIx::Simple's equivalents. (For the computer, that is. For you, DBIx::Simple is supposed to
be faster.)
Classes, common names
use DBI ~ use DBIx::Simple
$DBI::errstr = DBIx::Simple->error
DBI::db ~ DBIx::Simple
$dbh ~ $db
$dbh->errstr = $db->error
connect ~ connect
connect ~ new
DBI::st ~ DBIx::Simple::Result
<undef> ~ DBIx::Simple::Dummy
$sth ~ $result
Queries
DBI
my $sth = $dbh->prepare_cached($query);
$sth->execute(@values);
~ DBIx::Simple
my $result = $db->query($query, $values);
Results
DBI DBIx::Simple
bind_columns ~ bind
fetchrow_arrayref/fetch = fetch
fetchrow_array ~ list
*1 ~ flat
[@{fetchrow_arrayref}] = array
fetchall_arrayref ~ arrays
fetchrow_hashref() *2*3 = hash
fetchall_arrayref({}) *4 ~ hashes
fetchall_hashref *2 = map_hashes
? ? map_arrays
fetchall_hashref(1) *2 = map
$sth->{NAME_lc/NAME} = $result->columns
*1 There's no fetch variant, but you can do "{ @{ $dbh->selectcol_arrayref('SELECT ...', { Slice => [] }) } }".
*2 To receive the keys (column names) lowercased, use "$db->{FetchHashKeyName} = 'NAME_lc'". DBIx::Simple lower cases them by default.
*3 Or supply an argument, 'NAME_lc'.
*4 No, arrayref isn't a typo. When supplied an empty hash reference, DBI's fetchall_arrayref actually returns hashrefs. This DBI method
does not support lower casing of keys, DBIx::Simple does.
Direct access
DBI DBIx::Simple
$dbh = $db->dbh
$sth->{$foo} = $result->attr($foo)
func = func
begin_work = begin_work
commit = commit
rollback = rollback
last_insert_id = last_insert_id
rows = rows
disconnect ~ disconnect
finish ~ finish
DBIx::Simple specific (?)
keep_statements
lc_columns
iquery (via SQL::Interp)
select, insert, update, delete (via SQL::Abstract)
abstract (via SQL::Abstract)
flat
hashes
map_arrays
map
LICENSE
There is no license. This software was released into the public domain. Do with it what you want, but on your own risk. The author
disclaims any responsibility.
AUTHOR
Juerd Waalboer <juerd@cpan.org> <http://juerd.nl/>
SEE ALSO
DBI, DBIx::Simple
perl v5.10.0 2007-07-14 DBIx::Simple::Comparison(3pm)