---
name: "Class::Tiny::Chained"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libclass-tiny-chained-perl"
version: "0.004-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Class::Tiny::Chained"
---

# Class::Tiny::Chained(3pm)

Minimalist class construction, with chained attributes

## NAME

Class::Tiny::Chained - Minimalist class construction, with chained attributes

## SYNOPSIS

In *Person.pm*:

```
 package Person;

 use Class::Tiny::Chained qw( name );

 1;
```

In *Employee.pm*:

```
 package Employee;
 use parent 'Person';

 use Class::Tiny::Chained qw( ssn ), {
   timestamp => sub { time }    # attribute with default
 };

 1;
```

In *example.pl*:

```
 use Employee;

 my $obj = Employee->new( name => "Larry", ssn => "111-22-3333" );

 # attribute setters are chainable
 my $obj = Employee->new->name("Fred")->ssn("444-55-6666");
 my $ts = $obj->name("Bob")->timestamp;
```

## DESCRIPTION

Class::Tiny::Chained is a wrapper around Class::Tiny which makes the generated attribute accessors chainable; that is, when setting an attribute value, the object is returned so that further methods can be called.

## BUGS

Report any issues on the public bugtracker.

## AUTHOR

Dan Book \<dbook@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2015 by Dan Book.

This is free software, licensed under:

```
  The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)
```

## SEE ALSO

Object::Tap, MooX::ChainedAttributes