---
name: "Catalyst::DispatchType::Index"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcatalyst-perl"
version: "5.90132-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Catalyst::DispatchType::Index"
---

# Catalyst::DispatchType::Index(3pm)

Index DispatchType

## NAME

Catalyst::DispatchType::Index - Index DispatchType

## SYNOPSIS

See Catalyst::DispatchType.

## DESCRIPTION

Dispatch type managing behaviour for index pages.  For more information on dispatch types, see:

- •

  Catalyst::Manual::Intro for how they affect application authors

- •

  Catalyst::DispatchType for implementation information.

## METHODS

### $self-\>match( $c, $path )

Check if there's an index action for a given path, and set it up to use it if there is; only matches a full URI - if `$c`-\>req-\>args is already set this DispatchType is guaranteed not to match.

### $self-\>register( $c, $action )

Register an action with this DispatchType.

### $self-\>uri\_for\_action( $action, $captures )

get a URI part for an action; always returns undef is `$captures` is set since index actions don't have captures

## AUTHORS

Catalyst Contributors, see Catalyst.pm

## COPYRIGHT

This library is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.