---
name: "Mango::BSON::ObjectID"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmango-perl"
version: "1.30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Mango::BSON::ObjectID"
---

# Mango::BSON::ObjectID(3pm)

Object ID type

## NAME

Mango::BSON::ObjectID - Object ID type

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Mango::BSON::ObjectID;
  my $oid = Mango::BSON::ObjectID->new('1a2b3c4e5f60718293a4b5c6');
  say $oid->to_epoch;
```

## DESCRIPTION

Mango::BSON::ObjectID is a container for the BSON object id type used by Mango::BSON.

## METHODS

Mango::BSON::ObjectID inherits all methods from Mojo::Base and implements the following new ones.

### from\_epoch

```
  my $oid = $oid->from_epoch(1359840145);
```

Generate new object id with specific epoch time.

### new

```
  my $oid = Mango::BSON::ObjectID->new;
  my $oid = Mango::BSON::ObjectID->new('1a2b3c4e5f60718293a4b5c6');
```

Construct a new Mango::BSON::ObjectID object.

### to\_bytes

```
  my $bytes = $oid->to_bytes;
```

Object id in binary form.

### to\_epoch

```
  my $epoch = $oid->to_epoch;
```

Extract epoch seconds from object id.

### to\_string

```
  my $str = $oid->to_string;
```

Stringify object id.

## OPERATORS

Mango::BSON::ObjectID overloads the following operators.

### bool

```
  my $bool = !!$oid;
```

Always true.

### stringify

```
  my $str = "$oid";
```

Alias for "to\_string".

## SEE ALSO

Mango, Mojolicious::Guides, \<http://mojolicio.us\>.