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Mason::Plugin::DollarDot(3pm)				User Contributed Perl Documentation			     Mason::Plugin::DollarDot(3pm)

NAME

       Mason::Plugin::DollarDot - Allow $. as substitution for $self-> and in attribute names

SYNOPSIS

	   <%class>
	   has 'name';
	   has 'date';
	   </%class>

	   <%method greet>
	   Hello, <% $.name %>. Today is <% $.date %>.
	   </%method>

	   ...
	   % $.greet();

	   <%init>
	   # Set the date
	   $.date(scalar(localtime));
	   # or, if combined with LvalueAttributes
	   $.date = scalar(localtime);
	   </%init>

DESCRIPTION

       This plugin substitutes "$.identifier" for "$self->identifier" in all Perl code inside components, so that $. can be used when referring to
       attributes and calling methods. The actual regex is

	   s/ $.([^Wd]w*) / $self->$1 /gx;

RATIONALE

       In Mason 2, components have to write "$self->" a lot to refer to attributes that were simple scalars in Mason 1. This eases the transition
       pain.  $. was chosen because of its similar use in Perl 6.

       This plugin falls under the heading of gratuitous source filtering, which the author generally agrees is Evil. That said, this is a very
       limited filter, and seems unlikely to break any legitimate Perl syntax other than use of the $. special variable (input line number).

BUGS

       Will not interpolate as expected inside double quotes:

	   "My name is $.name"	 # nope

       instead you have to do

	   "My name is " . $.name

SEE ALSO

       Mason

AUTHOR

       Jonathan Swartz <swartz@pobox.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is copyright (c) 2011 by Jonathan Swartz.

       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

perl v5.14.2							    2012-05-02					     Mason::Plugin::DollarDot(3pm)

Mason::Manual(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation					Mason::Manual(3pm)

NAME

       Mason::Manual - Index of Mason documentation

MANUALS

       Mason::Manual::Intro
	   A quick introduction to get your feet wet.

       Mason::Manual::Setup
	   How to set up Mason in a web environment and a non-web environment.

       Mason::Manual::Components
	   All about components, the building blocks of Mason.

       Mason::Manual::Syntax
	   A full reference of syntax that can be used in components.

       Mason::Manual::RequestDispatch
	   How request paths get mapped to page components.

       Mason::Manual::Cookbook
	   Recipes for common Mason tasks.

       Mason::Manual::FAQ
	   Frequently asked questions.

       Mason::Manual::Filters
	   Using and creating filters that can be applied to portions of content in a component.

       Mason::Manual::Plugins
	   Using and creating plugins to modify Mason behavior.

       Mason::Manual::UpgradingFromMason1
	   Summary of differences between Mason 1 and Mason 2.

OBJECT DOCUMENTATION

       Mason::Interp
	   Mason::Interp is the central Mason object, returned from "Mason->new". It is responsible for creating new requests, compiling
	   components, and maintaining the cache of loaded components.

       Mason::Request
	   Mason::Request represents a single request for a page, and is the access point for most Mason features not provided by syntactic tags.

       Mason::Component
	   Mason::Component is the base class from which all generated component classes inherit, directly or indirectly.

SEE ALSO

       Mason

AUTHOR

       Jonathan Swartz <swartz@pobox.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is copyright (c) 2011 by Jonathan Swartz.

       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

perl v5.14.2							    2012-05-02							Mason::Manual(3pm)