---
name: "Lire::Config::VariableIndex"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "lire"
version: "2.1.1-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Lire::Config::VariableIndex"
---

# Lire::Config::VariableIndex(3pm)

Index of the available variables in a TableInfo

## NAME

Lire::Config::VariableIndex - Index of the available variables in a TableInfo

## SYNOPSIS

```
  <lrcsml:reference name="name" index="categorical_variables" />
  <lrcsml:reference name="name" index="numerical_variables" />
  <lrcsml:reference name="name" index="variables" />
```

## DESCRIPTION

This object make it possible to select a variable defined in a TableInfo (usually created from a Lire::ReportSpec or coming from a Lire::Report object).

### new( $table\_info, \[ $type \] )

Creates a new VariableIndex which wraps the `$table_info` Lire::Report::TableInfo object. The `$type` parameter can be either 'both', 'categorical' or 'numerical' depending on the kind of variables one wants to select. Default to 'both'.

### table\_info()

Returns the Lire::Report::TableInfo object wrapped by this Index.

### type()

Returns the type attribute.

## SEE ALSO

```
 Lire::ReportSpec(3pm) Lire::Report::TableInfo(3pm) Lire:Config::Index(3pm)
```

## AUTHOR

```
  Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org>
```

## VERSION

`$Id:` VariableIndex.pm,v 1.3 2006/07/23 13:16:31 vanbaal Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2004 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

This file is part of Lire.

Lire is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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