---
name: "Lire::Field"
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::Field"
---

# Lire::Field(3pm)

Interface to Dlf field's specification.

## NAME

Lire::Field - Interface to Dlf field's specification.

## SYNOPSIS

```
    my $field = $schema->field( 'time' );
    print "Name: ", $field->name(), "\n", "Type: ", $field->type(), "\n";
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module represents Dlf field's specifications. You'll get reference to this kind of object when you call the **field()**, **timestamp\_field()** or **fields()** methods on a [**Lire::DlfSchema**(3pm)](/Lire::DlfSchema/3pm.md) object. You can obtain information about this field by querying its methods.

## OBJECT METHODS

### name()

Returns the name of the field.

### label()

Returns the default label that should be used for column containing values from this field.

### pos()

Returns the field's position in the record. Field's positions are indexed from 0.

### type()

Returns the field's type. This will be a string describing the type's name as used in the XML specifications.

### sql\_type()

Returns the SQL type that should be used to hold this field's values.

### default()

This method is obsolete since field don't have default anymore.

### description()

This method will return the field's description. (This is the content of the description element in the XML specification.) Be aware that this will most likely contains DocBook markup.

## SEE ALSO

[**Lire::DlfSchema**(3pm)](/Lire::DlfSchema/3pm.md) [**Lire::DataTypes**(3pm)](/Lire::DataTypes/3pm.md)

## AUTHORS

```
  Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org>
  Wolfgang Sourdeau <wolfgang@logreport.org>
```

## VERSION

`$Id:` Field.pm,v 1.18 2006/07/23 13:16:29 vanbaal Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001-2004 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.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

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