---
name: "Class::Factory::Util"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-class-factory-util"
version: "1.7-12"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Class::Factory::Util"
---

# Class::Factory::Util(3pm)

Provide utility methods for factory classes

## NAME

Class::Factory::Util - Provide utility methods for factory classes

## SYNOPSIS

```
  package My::Class;
  use Class::Factory::Util;
  My::Class->subclasses;
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module exports a method that is useful for factory classes.

## USAGE

When this module is loaded, it creates a method in its caller named `subclasses()`.  This method returns a list of the available subclasses for the package.  It does this by looking in `@INC` as well as the directory containing the caller, and finding any modules in the immediate subdirectories of the calling module.

So if you have the modules "Foo::Base", "Foo::Base::Bar", and "Foo::Base::Baz", then the return value of `"Foo::Base->subclasses()"` would be "Bar" and "Baz".

## SUPPORT

Please submit bugs to the CPAN RT system at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=class-factory-util or via email at bug-class-factory-util@rt.cpan.org.

## AUTHOR

Dave Rolsky, \<autarch@urth.org\>.

Removed from Alzabo and packaged by Terrence Brannon, \<tbone@cpan.org\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2003-2007 David Rolsky.  All rights reserved.  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.